STRATEGIC ALERT Service

Fresh off of his unprecedented four-day trip to the People’s Republic of China (cf. SAS 36/25), Russian President Putin stopped in Vladivostok to address the plenary session of the 10th Eastern Economic Forum. In 2013, the Russian government had developed an extensive plan for building infrastructure in the Far Eastern Federal District, which is the eastern part of Siberia, and […]

An article by Dennis Small titled “How Should The BRICS Countries Respond to Trump’s ‘Crypto Tariffs’”, published in EIR, has been commented by Ukrainian economist Natalia Vitrenko, who called Small’s proposals “reasoned and relevant”. In the article, Small suggests steps by which the BRICS could establish a credit system to expand investment and trade, and to defend themselves against the […]

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva convened an emergency BRICS virtual meeting on Sept. 8. Initially called in response to the Trump administration’s wildly punitive tariffs against the group’s member nations, the actual subject of discussion was the world system that is required for justice and physical economic development to prevail. All BRICS full members participated: Brazil, Russia, India, […]

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) concluded its two-day heads of state summit on Sept. 1, confirming the undeniable reality that the unipolar world is over, and that we have entered a new phase of history. The dynamic for progress lies squarely in a new multilateralism, fostered by the strategic cooperation among the leaders of China, Russia and India, and those […]

Possibly even more disconcerting for the transatlantic war party than the reception of Vladimir Putin in Tianjin, was the presence of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit. After years of considerable tensions between China and India due to a long-standing border dispute, the Indian leader held a bilateral meeting with President Xi Jinping on the […]

The announcement by French Prime Minister François Bayrou that he will call for a vote of confidence in the National Assembly on Sept. 8, to ratify a €44 billion austerity cut in the 2027 budget, is a death sentence for his government, which does not have a majority. It will leave President Macron with three options: 1) find a new Prime […]

At the meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on Aug. 29, Chancellor Friedrich Merz did his best to exude an aura of power. But it was all show, because at home, in Germany, his popularity after his first 100 days in office is even lower (at circa 35%) than that of his predecessor Olaf Scholz in the same time period. […]

Donald Trump’s pressure on the Federal Reserve is seen as a conflict between two systems: that of “independent” central banks and that of government control over monetary policy. Trump’s supporters cheer at the perspective of bringing the central bank, which is not independent but is owned by private banks, under government control. Statements such as those issued by ECB chairwoman […]

The convening of the UN General Assembly on Sept. 9 offers humanity one more opportunity to put an end to the ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people by Israel’s Zionist extremists. A decisive toughening in world opinion against the Netanyahu regime, which is seen in growing protest demonstrations in European cities, will be voiced by many world leaders in an […]

The White House convened a meeting on Aug. 27 with special envoy Steve Witkoff, who had announced one day before that the Trump administration would be putting together “a very comprehensive plan” for Gaza. President Trump continues to support the Netanyahu regime, which is moving militarily to take over the Gaza Strip completely, a move that threatens a wider war. […]