Author: Christine Schier

In response to an official query from Linke member of the Bundestag Soeren Pellmann about German support for deep-strike weapons used by Ukraine against Russia, the Foreign Ministry declared that it generally considers Ukrainian attacks on the Russian hinterland to be justified by “Ukraine’s right to self-defense under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter”. Accordingly, Ukraine is not required […]

Germany failed to secure a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council in a vote of the General Assembly on June 3. For the two temporary seats to be filled by Western Europe, Portugal received 134 votes, Austria received 131, and Germany only 104. While the vote was by secret ballot, it is known that many countries of the Global […]

Dr. Seyed Mohammad Marandi, an unofficial spokesman for the Islamic Republic of Iran, spoke with Harley Schlanger of Executive Intelligence Review (EIR) on June 5, providing a western audience with a clear and eloquent view of the war against Iran from a different perspective than what is usually allowed to appear in the media. Though not an official spokesman, he […]

The CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, Kirill Dmitriev, announced at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on June 4 that Russia is pushing ahead with the project for a tunnel connecting Russia and the United States across the Bering Strait, and that an agreement would soon be signed with an engineering company to carry out the design phase. The […]

The Schiller Institute convened an international conference in Berlin May 30-31, which heard from panelists from 15 nations, with experience and skills in international relations, economics, science, and the arts. In addition to four panels, a cultural evening was held on Saturday, with musical and poetical contributions from various cultures and nations. Panel One was opened by Helga Zepp-LaRouche, President […]

On May 26, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi opened the UN Security Council’s special session on “Upholding the Purposes and Principles of the UN Charter and Strengthening the UN-Centered International System”. The representatives of many nations of the Global South stressed that although aspects of the UN institutions are in need of reform, the greater problem is the failure to […]

On May 25, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced that “a series of systematic strikes” would be launched on military-industrial facilities in Kyiv, including those involved in the production and targeting of drones, as well as on “decision-making centers and command posts”. As a result, all foreign citizens, including diplomats, are advised to leave Kyiv as soon as possible. Russian Foreign […]

Russian President Putin’s state visit to China on May 19-20 delivered confirmation of the close relations between Russia and China, and their shared goals on a number of major international issues. Two important declarations were signed by Chinese President Xi Jinping and his guest, the first of which concerns “the Establishment of a Multipolar World and a New Type of […]

In a lengthy piece on his substack, former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter writes: “The mastermind behind this dangerous game of escalation management does not reside in Kiev, but rather in the heart of Perfidious Albion — 85 Albert Embankment, in Vauxhall Cross, London, the gleaming headquarters of the Secret Intelligence Service, perhaps better known as MI-6. “It is well […]

While the German government escalates its co-belligerence with Kyiv against Russia, a few cracks have emerged in the so far monolithically pro-war liberal establishment. Before a major national televised audience on May 21, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s former security advisor General Erich Vad exposed CDU security spokesman Roderich Kiesewetter, a leading warmonger, of dragging Germany into a war with Russia. This […]