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The recognition that time is running out for the Western financial system has grown significantly in the last weeks, especially among the emerging Global Majority (aka Global South), which is abandoning the US dollar as reserve and trade currency, but also among transatlantic financial circles, which see how the magic recipes of the Trump administration wiz kids are failing miserably. […]

The House Armed Services Committee passed on June 4 the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2027, by a vote of 44 to 12. Now, the mammoth legislation, involving expenditures of nearly $1.15 trillion, will be sent to the full House for a vote. One of the most pernicious and controversial provisions of the NDAA is Section 244, […]

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 […]