In a time of growing tension and fraying nerves, where each successive provocation threatens to trigger a civilization-ending world war, staying a step ahead of the oligarchy’s war hawks is essential for survival.
Each week, Helga Zepp-LaRouche presents a precise overview of changes in the overall strategic dynamic, the implication of those changes, and updates a strategy to outflank those running the international war party.
Send your questions to questions@schillerinstitute.org
Events are swirling crazily beneath the persisting danger of warfare breaking out into nuclear conflagration. “The war danger is the key dynamic which remains unbroken,” was the warning given today by Helga Zepp-LaRouche, founder and leader of the Schiller Institute. The danger is dramatically evident in Southwest Asia—in Israel’s genocidal actions in Gaza, and the recent attacks on Iran by Israel and the U.S., in Ukraine, and in the madness of ReArm Europe and Global NATO. In this context three events are notable today.
First, that the Gaza carnage continues. New gestures of relief have been taken, but no intervention to stop that carnage. Today was Day Two of Israel’s announced agreement to halt military action for a few hours a day to allow some aid trucks to enter Gaza, and air drops; that little did take place, but nothing sufficient to lower the terrible, rising death toll from malnutrition, starvation and dehydration. On Sunday, July 27, Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu said mockingly, “There is no policy of starvation in Gaza. There is no starvation in Gaza,” calling any reports of starvation “bold-faced lies.” His Minister of Energy Eli Levy admitted that Israel has only agreed to allow some aid, in order to avoid sanctions, threatened over the weekend by Europe.
New voices are sounding from within Israel, denouncing acting Prime Minister Netanyahu for committing genocide, but more leadership from everywhere is needed.
Secondly, today was the first of two days of the UN High-Level Conference on the Implementation of the Two-State Solution, for Palestine and Israel, in New York. For six hours, reports were given on the prior work from several roundtables, as well as speeches presented from dozens of nations.
The UN described the intent of the two-day conference as being to lay “the groundwork for sustained international engagement, accountability, and implementation in support of a just and lasting peace.” But where is the “economics”? How are the means to life to be secured? The infrastructure? The basis for hope? Even the work on Roundtable 3, whose assigned subject was “From Rubble to Renewal: Humanitarian Relief, Reconstruction, and the Promise of Peace,” gave no vision of regional economic development, indispensable to guide actions for peace.
This makes it all the more necessary to circulate the LaRouche “Oasis Plan”—the perspective of full development throughout the region, from water and power, to transportation, agro-industry, towns and countryside.
The LaRouche Organization and Schiller institute organizers were out in force on the streets around the United Nations for today’s important gathering, putting forward the Oasis Plan and why it’s a necessity.
Thirdly, President Trump, alongside British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland today, made a spectacle of announcing to the skies his triumph of concluding a U.S.-European Union trade deal, after talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen over the weekend. The terms are outlandishly terrible for Europe and bad for the U.S. “Europe is self-destructing by self-capitulating,” commented Zepp-LaRouche. Italian economist Michele Geraci said, “In Palermo, we would say, ‘cornute e bastinati’” (cuckolded and beaten).
The terms include that EU goods into the U.S. will have a 15% tariff imposed, but U.S. goods go tariff free into the EU. The sector tariffs of 50% will remain on European steel and aluminum entering the U.S. The EU is to invest a new $600 billion in the U.S. over the period left until the end of Trump’s term; and likewise make purchases of $750 billion of U.S. energy exports.
The White House issued a Fact Sheet today, titled, “The United States and European Union Reach Massive Trade Deal.” Another White House release is, “DEAL-MAKER-IN-CHIEF: President Trump Secures Landmark Peace, Trade Deals,” claiming many successes. Trump himself, addressing the world, said today: “We’re going to be setting a tariff for the rest of the world. They’re going to pay if they want to do business in the United States.”
Capping off his economic madness, Trump announced in Scotland that Russia has only 10 to 12 days to come to terms of ceasefire in Ukraine—not the 50 days he set two weeks ago—or face economic retaliation. Trump made comments about being disappointed in Russia, and then repeated his threat from before, that he will impose sanctions and secondary tariffs if Russia is noncompliant. Dmitry Medvedev, former President of Russia, replied on X today, “Each new ultimatum is a threat and a step towards war. Not between Russia and Ukraine, but with his [Trump’s] own country.”
Be sure to link up with the International Peace Coalition, which meets Fridays by Zoom: the next meeting Aug. 1.
In a time of growing tension and fraying nerves, where each successive provocation threatens to trigger a civilization-ending world war, staying a step ahead of the oligarchy’s war hawks is essential for survival.
Each week, Helga Zepp-LaRouche presents a precise overview of changes in the overall strategic dynamic, the implication of those changes, and updates a strategy to outflank those running the international war party.
Send your questions to questions@schillerinstitute.org
