STRATEGIC ALERT Service

In a statement issued on July 19 with the title above, Helga Zepp-LaRouche, chairwoman of the Schiller Institute, notes that “only a fool” could overlook the fact that “the sanctions against Russia only harm Russia marginally, but they threaten to permanently destroy entire key areas of industry and agriculture in Germany and all of Europe!”, and to condemn hundreds of […]

The visit to Taiwan by U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and five U.S. Congressmen on Aug. 2 has unquestionably brought the world a big step closer to a new world war. The decision to meet with Taiwanese officials was taken in clear violation of Washington’s official commitment to the “one China policy” and despite stern warnings from Beijing […]

On July 14, Kiev’s “Center for Countering Disinformation”, a Ukrainian government agency, published a list of 79 prominent international figures, whom they accuse of being propagandists for Russia (see the following item for background information on the Center, which is directly funded by U.S. and U.K. government agencies). The first 30 individuals named are experts from around the world who […]

As reported above, a blacklist published by the Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD), based in Kiev, accuses 79 international “speakers” of being purveyors of “Russian propaganda”, of which the first 30 are experts who have participated in Schiller Institute international conferences this year. That fact alone demonstrates the key role of the SI in organizing a diplomatic solution to the […]

On July 20, the EU Commission presented its strategy to reduce energy consumption in Europe, which was given the catchy name “Save Gas for a Safe Winter” strategy. But not catchy enough to gain the support of EU member countries. A few hours after it was presented, Greece, Portugal, Spain and Italy rejected it. Eventually, EU Energy Ministers reached a […]

As the perspective of severe energy shortages and unaffordable electricity prices sinks in, more and more voices in Germany are denouncing the suicidal sanctions imposed on Russia and calling, however reluctantly, for a reversal of the rushed decision taken in 2011 to shut down all nuclear power production by the end of this year. One readily available option is to […]

Who are the arsonists setting Greece ablaze? The Greek news site Pronews.gr suggested, in a July 27 item, that the fires now sweeping parts of Greece were acts of arson aimed at clearing protected forest land for wind farms. They report the example of one national forest, where fires are raging, while there are plans to build wind farms there. […]

The U.S.-British invasion of Iraq in 2003 followed by the attempt to create a new political system there based on British parliamentarism has created a failed state and a recipe for chaos and civil strife. That reality was exposed once again on Aug. 1, as the two major Shia political blocks came close to a clash on the streets of […]

What do Boris Johnson, Mario Draghi and Kaja Kallas have in common? The Prime Ministers of Britain, Italy and Estonia have been the most pro-war, pro-Nato government leaders (along with the EU Commission) in Europe – and all three of them have fallen or are falling. Boris Johnson has resigned as party leader and thus automatically from the PM office, […]

Will the Republicans break on Ukraine after the US midterm elections 2022? Defense One, in a panicky article posted on July 11, fears exactly that as a result of the expectation that Republicans aligned with Donald Trump will make big gains in November. “Nearly five months into the Russian invasion, support for U.S. military and financial assistance to Kyiv is […]