Author: Christine Schier

Panel 1 • 17:00 CET Creating the Conditions for Dialogue, Security, Peace, and Development in Southwest Asia Moderator: Dennis Speed, Schiller Institute • Schiller Institute Founder Helga Zepp-LaRouche • H.E. Prof. Dr. Manuel Hassassian, Palestinian Ambassador to Denmark • Ambassador of a BRICS nation • H.E. Donald Ramotar, Former President of Guyana • H.E. Pavel Shidlovsky, Chargé d’Affaires of Belarus […]

At the weekly meeting of the International Peace Coalition April 5, Helga Zepp-LaRouche warned that after all failed efforts to contain Russia, “we are now at the point of decision”. If the red line is crossed, a world war and a nuclear war are possible. Both Emmanuel Macron’s threat to send French troops to Ukraine and U.S. Secretary of State […]

Since the bloodbath at the Crocus Concert Hall near Moscow on March 22, Russian President Putin has acknowledged on several occasions that the attack was carried out by Islamist terrorists, but posed the question as to who is behind them. On April 2, he stated that “We will get to those who masterminded this crime.” The perpetrators, it is known, […]

As the NATO backers of Ukraine finally accepted to admit that it was impossible to defeat Russia militarily on the ground, they began to shift operations in the direction of asymmetric warfare, targeting territory and the population in Russia proper. That has now been openly admitted by Major General Vadym Skybytskyi, deputy chief of Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Military Intelligence […]

It is genocide, stated Francesca Albanese, United Nations Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, in testimony to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on March 26. “Following nearly six months of unrelenting Israeli assault on occupied Gaza, it is my solemn duty to report on the worst of what humanity is capable of, and to […]

Palestine’s Permanent Observer to the UN, Ambassador Riyad Mansour, formally requested April 2 that the UN Security Council take up Palestine’s application to be recognized as a member nation of the United Nations during the course of this month. In tandem, the Ambassadors of the nations which currently head the Arab League (Saudi Arabia), the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (Mauritania), […]

As of April 1, the consumption and possession of cannabis are legal for adults in Germany. For 18 year olds and over, possession of 25 grams for personal consumption will be allowed, which can also be carried in public areas. In terms of volume and weight, this is roughly comparable to two heaping tablespoons of potting soil. In their private […]

The Schiller Institute will hold an international conference (online and in person in New York City and Dresden, Germany) on April 13, from 17:00 to 22:00 CEST, titled “The Oasis Plan: Peace Through Development for All of Southwest Asia” (cf. SAS 11/24 for the invitation). To register for the conference and to have access to interpretation in English, French, German […]

European Union leaders met in Brussels on March 22 to discuss, apparently very seriously, the possibilities of sending NATO troops to Ukraine to confront Russia, following the proposal launched a few weeks ago by an obviously unhinged French President Macron. The sheer folly of such a discussion was underscored by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on the sidelines of the […]

  The following statement was presented at the March 22, 2024 meeting of the International Peace Coalition, where its immediate distribution internationally was a central topic of discussion. “We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history there is such a […]