Author: Christine Schier

One of the most respected U.S. career diplomats throughout the world and in the United States is Chas Freeman, a former ambassador to Saudi Arabia and former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (1993-1994). Ambassador Freeman was a speaker on the first panel of the Schiller Institute’s May 24 conference in NYC (cf. SAS 22/25), where he argued […]

On May 30, after a very long and heated debate in the country, the French parliament voted 305 to 199 in favor of legislation to legalize assisted dying for French citizens over 18 years of age, who are suffering from “constant physical or psychological” pain. Although some parliamentarians had argued for including the euthanasia of minors and people with mental […]

A few apparently unconnected, sometimes imperceptible and yet crucial signs indicate that, in Germany, the temperature under the surface is quickly rising and the German population, which has seemingly accepted all the self-inflicted hardships so far, might soon say “basta!”, and turn the tide in the leading European country. On June 7, some 700 persons gathered in a protest rally […]

Haaretz columnist Gideon Levy tore into lying Israeli media coverage, in a column on June 8 titled “If there’s No Flour, Then Eat Blood and Lies”. In a searing article, he reviews the policy adopted by the Netanyahu regime for food distribution carried out by a private organization, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, allegedly to reduce the danger of mass starvation. […]

The feud between President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, which the mainstream media delight in reporting, has put the spotlight on the degree to which the U.S. government depends on the launch services of Musk’s SpaceX company. The threat to decommission the Dragon spacecraft ferrying astronauts and cargo to the International Space Station, originally made by Musk and then […]

On June 2, the second meeting took place in Istanbul between delegations from Russia and Ukraine toward a resolution of the conflict which, in itself, is a positive achievement. These are the first two direct and official talks to take place since Ukraine broke the agreement that had been agreed upon in April 2022. Nonetheless, many in the West’s “war […]

Ukraine’s recent escalation against Russian territory has brought to the surface crucially important questions. Was President Trump informed beforehand of the attacks carried out inside Russia last weekend, allegedly by Ukrainian forces, which targeted five airfields? If so, did he approve of them? If not, what was the intent of the strikes, given that they immediately preceded the second round […]

As the U.S. Congress prepares to pass the so-called GENIUS Act, speculators are poised to uncork champagne bottles while experts warn of the dangers of legitimizing stablecoins (cf. SAS 22/25). Some supporters of President Trump are deluded by the narrative that such cryptocurrencies will undermine the oligarchical power of central banks, which might be true, but the alternative to oligarchy […]

While the Shangri-la Diaologue of defense ministers from Asia and other parts of the world is held annually in Singapore, it’s main sponsor is the British International Institute of Strategic Studies, and the conference therefore retains some of the character of the British imperial tradition. For many years, the People’s Republic of China has attended the gathering, but Beijing downgraded […]

As June 22 draws near, the infamous date on which the German Nazi war machine launched the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, remarks by senior German government officials indicate that a new attack on Russia is being prepared. Chancellor Friedrich Merz first declared on May 26 that he includes “among possible options” the delivery of Taurus cruise missiles […]