BEIJING PUSHES BACK ON ANTI-INDIA XENOPHOBIA
As China and India rebuild ties after years of estrangement, Chinese officialdom has moved to tamp down a nationalist online backlash against the reopening. A July 2 commentary in the state outlet The Paper (澎湃新闻)—written under “Xin Ping”—a collective byline used for pieces reflecting official positions, and republished in full on the Chinese Embassy in […]
BRICS IS A SPECTACULAR FLOP, UNLESS IT RISES TO GEOPOLITICAL CHALLENGES
When BRIC incorporated South Africa in 2010 and added “S” at the end of its acronym – turning it into BRICS – many in International Relations believed something formidable was being birthed by the Global South in order to finally counter Western hegemony. The initial members of BRICS – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South […]
SCHILLER INSTITUTE BERLIN CONFERENCE, 2026: ‘THE URGENT NEED FOR A NEW INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT ARCHITECTURE’
The Schiller Institute convened an international conference in Berlin May 30-31, whose opening session today was described by the participants from many nations, as “inspiring,” given the danger and depravity around us. Over the course of the full, two-day event, panelists from 15 nations, with experience and skills in international relations, economics, science, and the […]
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 […]
THE BACKDROP TO THE TRUMP-XI SUMMIT
“In the case of the actualization of the presently onrushing general monetary-financial blow-out,” Lyndon LaRouche wrote in November 2004, “all of the sundry elements of a complexly integrated world system, including the most notable nations of Asia, would be plunged into chaos in a way most nearly resembling the plunge of Fourteenth Century Europe into […]
ZIMBABWE’S CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT BILL NO.3 SPARKS SOCIAL MEDIA DEBATE OVER ‘ONE MAN, ONE VOTE’
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The ongoing debate around Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 of 2026 has produced many strong opinions, but unfortunately, much of the discussion has also been clouded by misunderstanding, particularly around the idea that the amendment somehow removes Zimbabweans’ right to vote. One of the most prominent criticisms came from Honourable Tendai Biti, who, during an […]
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 MORAL COURAGE TO BE SOVEREIGN AND GOOD
At a moment which Helga Zepp-LaRouche characterized as “clearly spinning out of control,” the question of whether humanity can muster the moral fitness to survive hangs over all our heads. If the answer is yes, it will be because the principles of sovereignty and international law will have won out over the frantic fantasies of […]
WORLD REVIEW AND FORECAST SHOWS THINGS MAY GET WORSE BEFORE THEY GET ANY BETTER
We’ve come to the very end of a treacherous year in international relations. There have been so many events happening, so many divisive statements uttered and so many men and women brazenly embrace war-talk. Yet, despite all the apparent gloom and doom there was reasonable hope for the future amidst the present that is characterised […]
THERE IS NO PARTIAL SOLUTION: WE MUST – AND CAN – CHANGE THE ENTIRE SYSTEM
“NATO has definitely outlived its legitimacy. We must urgently replace it with a new security and development architecture which this time must take into account the security and development interests of every single country on the planet,” Helga Zepp-LaRouche told an international gathering of youth on Sunday, December 14. “I think that is absolutely the only way […]
STOPPING WAR AND TRAGEDIES WITH RELENTLESS TRUTH-SEEKING AND OPTIMISM
Helga Zepp-LaRouche, in addressing the Schiller Institute International Youth Conference “Young People of the World Unite!” introduced a new generation of leaders this weekend to the unique nature and history of a movement with the actual basis for both wrenching the world away from insanity and for “the possibility to completely change the world to […]
INDIA’S HOSTING OF PUTIN MARKS ALIGNMENT WITH THE GLOBAL SOUTH INSTEAD OF THE WEST
In a visibly divided international world order, cut down the middle between the Global North and Global South, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has nailed his country’s colours to the mast by brazenly defying the West and hosting Russian President Vladimir Putin on a state visit. It is a stance India has not taken lightly. […]