NOT THE DELUGE, BUT THE OASIS
Before the world descends into a maelstrom of total war, from which human civilization itself may not emerge, a different path must needs be taken. This Tuesday, May 26, the United Nations will convene the session, “Upholding the Purposes and Principles of the UN Charter and Strengthening the UN-Centered International System.” sponsored by the United […]
RUSSIA, CHINA, CHAMPION “CONCEPT OF A SINGLE FATE FOR HUMANKIND” – PRESIDENT XI
A mere week after US President Donald Trump flew out of Beijing following a glamorous rare state visit – the first in a decade by a US president – China proved to be a modern-day mecca for crisis diplomacy as Russian President Vladimir Putin stepped in. The contrast in both mood and expectation was palpable […]
IRGC WARNS US, ISRAEL RESUMES AGGRESSION IRAN WILL ‘PUSH WAR BEYOND REGION’
In answer to the threats repeatedly issued by Donald Trump, the IRGC issued a statement warning that if the U.S. and Israel resume their war of aggression on Iran, Iran would expand the conflict beyond the region. “The American-Zionist enemies, which have failed to learn lessons from their major and repeated strategic defeats against the […]
A NEW TYPE OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IS ON THE AGENDA
Two very different possible futures stare humanity in the face, and we, as a species, have reached what the poet Friedrich Schiller called a punctum saliens, the salient point in history at which we must choose one of two very different directions. The first possible future was advanced in the important state visit just concluded […]
DONALD TRUMP ISSUES OMINOUS THREATS AGAINST CUBA ON ITS INDEPENDENCE DAY
Today, on the occasion of the 124th anniversary of Cuba’s 1902 “liberation” from the United States, of which it became a protectorate in late 1898 at the end of the Spanish American War, President Donald Trump issued a threatening statement suggesting that regime change on the island may not be long off. He repeated Secretary of State […]
FIVE DAYS REMAIN TO MOBILIZE FOR MAY 26 BREAKTHROUGH
Less than 24 hours after President Donald Trump announced that he would delay a new military campaign against Iran, Helga Zepp-LaRouche appeared on state broadcaster Pakistan TV with an urgent call to action. This pause in military activity is a reflection of how much is at stake, she noted, with many countries, including Pakistan, “extremely […]
THE U.S., CHINA AND IRAN ON THE STATUS OF THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ
“I’m not asking for any favors because when you ask for favors, you have to do favors in return,” U.S. President Donald Trump said when asked by a reporter on Air Force One whether Chinese President Xi Jinping had made a firm commitment to put pressure on the Iranians to reopen the strait. Xi did […]
THE MEANING OF USA’S VISIT TO CHINA: POWER, PEACE AND THE FUTURE OF THE WORLD
When the President of the United States sits across from the President of China, the meeting is never merely diplomatic theatre. It is the movement of history itself. The visit between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping, represents far more than trade negotiations, tariffs, or ceremonial handshakes. It symbolizes a fragile but necessary recognition […]
IRANIAN PRESIDENT THANKS POPE FOR STANCE AGAINST WAR
On May 15, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian sent an official letter to Pope Leo XIV thanking him for his earlier statements denouncing military spending and war—the same statements which led to strident criticism by U.S. President Donald Trump—according to the Venezuela-based Telesur news agency. Pezeshkian urged the entire international community to oppose Washington’s “illegal” and […]
TRUMP HOPEFULLY LEARNT LESSONS FROM XI’S HUMILITY
President Donald Trump became the first US leader in a decade to undertake a state visit to the People’s Republic of China this week. The significance of the visit cannot be overstated. China is the world’s second largest economy behind that of the US. The two countries have become fierce competitors on global affairs. Their […]
COOPERATION OR (UN)-CONTROLLED DISINTEGRATION: THE CHOICE AFTER BEIJING
On May 14, Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump met in Beijing and pledged “a constructive China-U.S. relationship of strategic stability”—a three-year framework, an institutionalized economic channel, and a high-level calendar through year’s end. The handshake at the Great Hall of the People was the opening of a possible road back from the brink. On […]
BRICS FOREIGN MINISTERS MEET IN NEW DELHI
At the same time that the Trump-Xi summit is being held in Beijing, the foreign ministers of the BRICS nations will meet in New Delhi over May 14-15, and will set the agenda for the heads of state summit in September, chaired by India this year. RT reports that the meeting “is expected to focus […]