NOOSE TIGHTENS AROUND THE NECK OF HUMANITY
Over the past 30 hours, the United States escalated the conflict in its war against Iran, when U.S. President Donald Trump on May 2 declared that U.S. “Project Freedom” would begin today, for the U.S. military to control transit through the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. CentCom statement declared that the U.S. Navy will provide […]
TAKE IT AS AN URGENT OPPORTUNITY: THE ‘OLD ORDER IS UNDENIABLY GONE’
Take a step back from the rush of the day’s events, and the fact that the old order has collapsed is dramatically evident. The Western casino economics system is cracking up with debt, crypto, and non-production. The Western military system—whether Global NATO or unilateral U.S. or EU—is exposed as dead-head bellicosity. The Western political and […]
MOBILIZE FORCES TO INTERVENE IN A ‘BREAK-OUT OF REASON’
As of the eighth week of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, the world is at a severe point of crisis both objectively—in worsening economic shock; and subjectively—in moral and diplomatic shock. The dynamics are underway for a global depression, with no “if and when” about it, given the chain reactions of shortages of fuel and […]
DIALOGUE AT EIR APRIL 6 EMERGENCY ROUNDTABLE LIGHTS A PATHWAY OUT OF CATASTROPHE
Today’s EIR Emergency Roundtable, the third since January, saw an extraordinary online dialogue among 13 international experts from 10 countries, dedicated to shifting the world off its current course of war, and onto the plane of global development and peace. The title of the event, convened on very short notice, was, “A Dialogue of Civilizations: Is There […]
WEEK THREE OF U.S.-ISRAEL WAR FEATURES MADNESS OVER THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ
At a Pentagon briefing on March 13, marking the end of two weeks of U.S.-Israel warfare against Iran, a triumphalist report was given by Pete Hegseth, U.S. Defense Secretary, self-styled “Secretary of War,” and Gen. Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Hegseth summed up, “We said it would not be a fair […]
EVERY INITIATIVE COUNTS AGAINST INCREASED BELLIGERENCE
There are, at present, many points of escalating belligerence in the world. From military confrontation, to financial/economic warfare. This spells both increased danger, especially in the case of the Persian Gulf, where there is the threat of triggering nuclear war, to otherwise needless suffering and chaos, as we see with the horror in the eastern […]
THE BRITISH EMPIRE HAS FIREWORKS PLANNED FOR AMERICA’S 250TH BIRTHDAY
London’s The Economist is bubbling over with excitement about what the new year will bring and what strife its British imperial ownership can foist upon humanity. In a December 29 article, they mention seven conflicts that could “explode” into regional or global disasters: “China v. Taiwan, India v. Pakistan, Russia v. Ukraine, Israel v. Hamas, Congo v. Rwanda, […]
BOMBING VENEZUELA WILL NOT SAVE THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM
Under the banner—“Bombing Venezuela Will Not Save the Financial System”—representatives of The LaRouche Organization in Los Angeles have been on the streets, engaging Americans to break through the fog of lies and manipulations, in order to understand what we face in the world, and take action. Behind the war madmen centered in Europe, in Washington, […]
GROUNDS FOR HOPE, GROUNDS FOR MOBILIZING
Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump conferred by phone on November 24, an important part of whose conversation featured reference to the historical collaboration by their respective nations to fight fascism. This was raised by President Xi, who initiated the call, in connection with making clear the relationship of Taiwan to China. […]
ZELENSKY COMPULSIVELY SQUARES OFF AGAINST TRUMP OVER LAND BORDERS, CEASEFIRE
Today in Brussels, Ukraine acting President Volodymyr Zelensky met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, after which they gave a press conference. They also both attended the European Coalition of the Willing virtual meeting. They both are now on their way to Washington, D.C. to meet at the White House on August 18 […]
AFTER THE ALASKA SUMMIT, MOVE FOR ASIA-PACIFIC DEVELOPMENT IS A MOVE FOR WORLD PEACE
Economic development is not an add-on, but the content for peace and security. The Trump-Putin Alaska Summit on August 15, at which specifics were agreed upon for follow-up work on resolving the Ukraine conflict, also poses the prospect for Asia-Pacific mutual development, a critical contribution to the world potential for peace and security. This perspective […]