Nov. 12—The Schiller Institute held an international (online) symposium Nov. 12, titled, “The Physical Economy of the noösphere: Reviving the Heritage of Vladimir Vernadsky.” It was dedicated to reviving the name, method and mission of the great Russian-Ukrainian scientist Vladimir Vernadsky (1863-1945). The purpose, as the invitation stated, was to support scientists and inspire citizens, especially young people, the world over, to confer, “to improve the condition of mankind—to develop the noösphere.” The exciting seven-hour, two panel event featured presentations by 13 scientists, engineers and policymakers, with live discussion, including questions from the world audience. The speakers represented six nations—the U.S., Russia, Italy, Germany, South Africa and Egypt—with viewership numbering in the hundreds live, and fast on the way to multiple thousands since. |
Nov. 11—Schiller Institute founder Helga Zepp-LaRouche today issued a clarion call for leading nations of the Non-Aligned Movement to step forward to head off the danger of thermonuclear war which threatens to annihilate humanity today. The Non-Aligned Movement is probably the most important force on the planet to overcome geopolitics at this time, and it is by stopping geopolitics that we will avoid World War III, she told an international conference in Indonesia on the Non-Aligned Movement’s role in past and future history. |
Nov. 3—Today the British Ambassador to Russia, Deborah Bronnert, was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, over the British role in the October 29 drone and missile attack on Russia’s Black Sea fleet in Sevastopol. Afterward, the Ministry released a statement identifying the place, date, time, and military units involved in British training and collaboration with Ukraine’s marine special forces, recently, and since 2020. |
Oct. 30—A new documentary on the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis (“A World on the Verge: Lessons of the Cuban Missile Crisis”) was broadcast on Russia’s Channel One today, in which Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that the current generation of Western politicians are trying to “toy” with nuclear weapons irresponsibly. At the time of the 1962 crisis, he said, “Khrushchev and Kennedy found the strength to show responsibility and wisdom, and now we don’t see such willingness on the part of Washington and its satellites.” |
Oct. 28—Four outstanding international events this past week provide platforms for ongoing momentum for development and peace, but the danger of the nuclear war threat remains severe. |
Oct. 15—Based out of New York City, a day-long international policy conference sponsored by the Schiller Institute was held today online, and in-person in Manhattan, titled, “Build the New Paradigm, Defeat Green Fascism.” The powerful event was designed and conducted by “next generation” leaders, and involved 26 speakers (some live, some online, and some by pre-recorded video) of all ages from seven nations (U.S., Haiti, South Africa, France, Germany, Yemen and China). The two panels of speakers featured lively discussion sessions, with questions from the room, and around the world, including Peru and Uganda. |
Oct. 7—EIR News Service and the Schiller Institute hosted a powerful media availability yesterday, titled, “We Will Not Be Silenced! Speaking Truth in Times of War,” circulating on many platforms, where individuals on the Ukraine hit list, and others, spoke out against the Global NATO networks behind it. At one point, Col. Richard Black (ret.) stated, “The one thing that all of humanity has in common is the need to have a voice.” |
Oct. 2—Today, President Vladimir Putin continued the protocol for the accession to Russia of the four areas—Lugansk, Donets, Zaporozhye and Kherson, which voted in favor of accession last week. Putin provided to the Duma their requests, which he signed Sept. 30. The Duma is expected to review the documents Oct. 3; the Federation Council will review them Oct. 4. The Russian Constitutional Court approved the accession documents earlier today. Putin has appointed as his Presidential representatives for the process of accession, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Deputy Foreign Minister Yevgeny Ivanov. |
Sept. 28—There are outstanding features of the Sept. 26 multiple detonations of the Nord Stream 1 and and Nord Stream 2 pipelines, from the point of view of, who had the opportunity, motive and insanity to conduct such sabotage. Many informed sources have come out with to-the-point commentary on this, summarized below, which points the finger at the NATO bloc. |
Sept. 21—Today Russian President Vladimir Putin gave an address to his nation, giving a situation report on Ukraine, and why he has taken the step to order a new, “partial” mobilization of forces, involving a call-up of 300,000 more personnel, and related, grave measures. His comprehensive statement is posted on the Kremlin website for world attention. |
Sept. 8—Today was the 100th birthday of Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.. the economist-scientist-statesman ranking among history’s greatest philosopher leaders of all time. His birthday was observed throughout the world with rallies (Berlin, Paris, Houston, Washington DC, Boston, and more), statements and an all-day video-marathon featuring notable speeches by LaRouche, and messages of tribute and appreciation from all ages and nations. The first edition of a Festschrift honoring LaRouche for his centenary, was released today by the Schiller Institute. The 300-page document is available here. |
Aug. 28—Global NATO’s operations in recent years, especially since the 1991 break-up of the Soviet Union, have been more and more blatant and lethal, towards attempting to establish world domination. In the arc of its tyranny, one marker date is December 2017, when the U.S. President issued to Congress (mandated by a 1986 law) a new National Security Strategy document which explicitly declared Russia and China to be the enemy. That became the new, compulsory “narrative.” |
Aug. 22—Today, the Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia issued its statement, with names and details of how a Ukraine secret services operation is responsible for the car bomb assassination on Aug. 20 of Russian political figure Darya Dugina, near Moscow. The perpetrator was a Ukrainian citizen, traced from her entry into Russia in July 2022, her surveillance of the target(s) in Moscow, and her subsequent escape this weekend to Estonia. This is a grave incident, making the dangerous strategic situation even worse, given that the assassination is an instance of state-sponsored terrorism. |
July 28—Today President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping spoke for over two hours, at the request of Biden, which is all to the good, given the dangerous state of the world. In the context of their discussion of Taiwan, and Western actions, Pres. Xi warned, as translated in the official China read-out, “Those who play with fire, will perish by it.” This was not identified in the U.S. read-out on the call, which stated with deliberate ambiguity, “On Taiwan, President Biden underscored that the United States policy has not changed and that the United States strongly opposes unilateral efforts to change the status quo or undermine peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.” |
July 24—The African Union Commission issued a statement late July 22, welcoming the “Black Sea Grain Initiative” signed that day by representatives of Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the UN. This year’s AU Chairman Mackey Sall, President of Senegal, said he had gone to Sochi to meet with President Putin June 3, with this very same appeal for opening grain shipments, and for a resolution to the conflict in Ukraine. Sall thanked all heads of state and the UN for their involvement in this new agreement on foods and fertilizers. |
July 18—The Dutch farmers who have been in the streets with their tractors in recent weeks, protesting the Green Reset anti-science shut down of food production, have called for support demonstrations from others around the world this coming Saturday July 23. “The World Goes Dutch” is the title of one video posting on the call, which has the theme of non-violent action, and plays excerpts from Martin Luther King, Jr., showing current protests of farmers, fishermen, truckers and others, and past scenes from the early 20th century. Other farm protests have been held this summer in Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland, Canada and elsewhere. |
July 11—This evening at the White House, NASA gave a special briefing to the President and Vice President to preview the stunning new results from the James Webb Space Telescope. One preview photo was released, showing a scene of shining lights amidst darkness, from 13 billion years ago. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, who has been in space, stressed that with this new capability, “We’ll be able to answer questions, we don’t yet even know to ask.” |
July 7—Today’s headline grabber was Boris Johnson’s press conference at No. 10 Downing Street to finally announce his exit. He has resigned as Conservative Party Chairman; and will have to be booted out as Prime Minister, since he wants to stay on until one is chosen. Good riddance. |
June 30—On July 1, 1997 Hong Kong became free of being a colony of Britain, after over a hundred years, and became an independent part (Special Administrative Region) of the People’s Republic of China. President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan are personally visiting Hong Kong for a two-day gala celebration of this 25th anniversary, and what independence means. |
June 23—The contrast is dramatic between the outlook of the two summits now underway, based in Brussels and in Beijing, ending tomorrow. The EU Summit and the BRICS Summit. The radically different approaches shown in the two gatherings prompt us anew to recognize the principle: development is the name for peace. The opposite approach: to destroy the means to life—food, water, energy, sanitation, medical care—and to make war, is the death of humanity. Yet that is the worsening picture of turmoil centered in the Trans-Atlantic, while the dying financial system is left in place. |
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June 13—The battle today remains clear: Overcome the contrived, militarized divide between the West, on the one side, and China, Russia and the Global South on the other. Going for a complete decoupling of the two sides cannot work, and endangers world war. We need the new paradigm where nations work jointly to solve today’s common problems of the food, energy and pandemic emergency, and together, to build infrastructure and create scientific breakthroughs. |
June 9—The Summit of the Americas, ending tomorrow in California, was not only a flop, but last evening’s “inaugural” event was a grotesque display of the cultural collapse behind the madness of the US/UK/Global NATO imperium. President Biden and Vice President Harris gave their remarks interspersed between entertainment acts of raucous so-called music, and their message matched. Biden extolled democracy and condemned “Russian unprovoked aggression.” He announced the Partnership for Prosperity, which is a sham. That may not be news, but the Summit of the Americas marks a moment, as the fable goes, where it’s clear for all to see, “the emperor has no clothes.” |
May 31—Today in both Brussels and Washington, the leading nations of NATO, alongside Global Britain, issued more insane commitments which will “de-power” their economies in the name of fighting Russia, all the while they are arming and destroying Ukraine, goading Taiwan against China, and threatening world war. |
May 29—This past week, the African Union held an Extraordinary Humanitarian Summit, to address the crises of the means to life in many parts of the continent. AU Chairman Macky Sall, President of Senegal, urged his counterparts to tackle the root causes of the humanitarian crises. There are 113 million Africans in extreme need for assistance this year, including 48 million people displaced. An AU statement reported that 15 out of the continent’s 54 countries are hit with terrible suffering. |
