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European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen used her opening speech at India’s Raisina Dialogue April 25 to deliver the standard narrative on the “rules-based” order, telling her international audience that Russia and China are the enemies. To India, she offered the (unasked for) advice that it should rather stick with the European Union and economic, trade, and military deals […]

The White House announced last week the establishment of a “Disinformation Governance Board” in the Department of Homeland Security, a decision defended by DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as necessary to protect the right to free speech. Yes, you heard that right — to uphold the cherished First Amendment to the United States Constitution, which guarantees Americans the right to free […]

In an interview given to EIR on April 26, Col. (ret.) Richard Black dramatically refuted the recurring claim by the war party that the Russians are committing horrendous war crimes in Ukraine today, similar to what they allegedly did in Syria, in Aleppo a few years ago. Col. Black, a former Chief of the Army Criminal Law Division at the […]

On April 28, NASA and JPL announced that the alignment of the James Webb Space Telescope is now complete, and it has been confirmed that each of its powerful onboard science instruments is capable of capturing crisp, well-focused images, which were proudly posted by NASA on the website. The team has decided to move forward with the next and final […]

Less than two weeks after the international Schiller Institute conference took place on the theme of “A New Security and Development Architecture for All Nations” (cf. SAS 15-16/22), Chinese President Xi Jinping presented a remarkably similar proposal for a “Global Security Initiative”, in opening the annual Boao Forum for Asia on April 21. The concept, as laid out by SI […]

The first trip to Kyiv of high-level American officials since the conflict began took place on April 24, after which Secretary of State Tony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced yet another package of military aid for Ukraine (which was certainly welcomed by the arms industry). But rather than pressing for negotiations, they indicated that Ukraine could defeat Russia […]

If one’s view of present world politics is limited to the psychological war machine known as the “mainstream media”, one would likely conclude that 1.) Putin is evil and Russia is isolated; 2.) Russia is losing the “hybrid” or information war, as well as the military conflict; and 3.) Most of the world knows this and is acting accordingly. That line was pushed […]

Like the man who leaps from the top of a building and insists, being in mid-air, that he is still doing quite well and has nothing to worry about, the governing council of the European Central Bank decided April 14 that inflation is not so high as to justify a change in monetary policy yet. (A reminder: the average inflation […]

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is under intense pressure, both at home and internationally, to send more military equipment to Ukraine, including heavy weapons, and to end all oil and gas imports from Russia. Until now, he has resisted, despite the pressure exerted by his coalition partners, the Greens and the FDP, as well as the CDU. Scholz told Der Spiegel […]

The SonntagsZeitung of Switzerland reported April 24 that that the Swiss government has vetoed the request from Germany to re-export to Ukraine Swiss-made ammunition used in Marder infantry fighting vehicles that Kyiv would like to obtain. Without the ammunition, the tanks, manufactured by Germany’s Rheinmetall company, will likely not be delivered. The Sunday paper quoted a spokesman for the Swiss […]