In an op-ed in the Washington Times on Sunday, Oct. 17, Professor Edward Lozansky, the president of American University in Moscow, called on President Donald Trump to use his influence “calling [Turkey’s] President Erdoğan to order” in his attempts to foment the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia. He cited the rare positive moment recently when […]
Two interesting nuclear events occurred roughly two months ago: South Africa’s Energy Minister proclaimed that South Africa was seeking offers of up to 12 small nuclear reactors to add 2,500 gigawatts to its grid; and the United States’ International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) moved decisively to end the ban from the Obama Administration on financing […]
China’s manned space program is entering a new phase, which demands new skills from a new class of astronauts. Previously, only Air Force pilots could qualify. The purpose of the first manned flights was to test the hardware and the human element in space to prepare for longer missions of exploration. Having completed the first […]
Chinas bemanntes Raumfahrtprogramm tritt in eine neue Phase ein, die von einer nächsten Astronautengeneration neue Fähigkeiten verlangt. Bisher wurden nur Luftwaffenpiloten ausgewählt, denn der Zweck der ersten bemannten Flüge bestand darin, die Hardware und den menschlichen Faktor im Weltraum zu testen und längere Erkundungsmissionen vorzubereiten. Nach Abschluß der ersten Phase, in der die Flüge höchstens […]
As there is threatening food shortage and famine in regions of Africa, South Asia, and Ibero-America, there is also a global food price inflation underway, which recalls the severe food price shocks of 2007-08 before the financial crash. The 15% inflation this year in the price of the average market basket of food in Africa, […]
Helga Zepp-LaRouche urges Americans and concerned citizens world-wide to act on the recent call by Schiller Institute collaborator Phillip Tsokolibane to mobilize the resources needed to stop starvation in Africa. Read Phillip Tsokolibane’s statement: A Matter of Life or Death— Call for International Mobilization of Food Resources To Fight Starvation in Africa
My name is Ramasimong Phillip Tsokolibane. I am the leader of the LaRouche movement in South Africa. But I make this urgent appeal not as a citizen of my country, but as a spokesman for all those who are now starving or who will soon face starvation in Africa, and have no one to speak […]
Cátedra China and the Schiller Institute invite you to an international videoconference discussion. Register here Languages: Spanish and English (with simultaneous interpretation)Via Zoom — RSVP below for the link The direction of relations between China and the West may well be the decisive issue that determines the future of all mankind – from economics to politics […]
An der entscheidenden Frage, in welche Richtung sich die Beziehungen zwischen China und dem Westen entwickeln werden, dürfte wohl die Zukunft der gesamten Menschheit hängen. Dies umfaßt Wirtschaft, Politik und Kultur. Allerdings sind diese Beziehungen momentan durch wachsende Spannungen gekennzeichnet. Cátedra China und das Schiller-Institut veranstalteten am 21. Oktober einen internationalen Online-Dialog zu diesem Thema, […]
In a beautiful expression of scientific and technological optimism, on Oct. 9 the governments of Argentina and Mexico, through their respective Foreign Ministers, signed a “Declaration on the Constitution of a Regional Mechanism for Cooperation in Space,” ultimately leading to the creation of a regional space agency. Signed by Argentine Foreign Minister Felipe Sola and […]