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From Brinkmanship to Unity: A Call for Cooperation in a Turbulent World

by Jason Ross (EIRNS) — Dec. 06, 2024

The historic list of speakers for this weekend’s Schiller Institute conference reveals the unique and necessary role played by the LaRouche movement in galvanizing a force, globally, to implement a new security and development architecture before it is too late.

The risk of nuclear confrontation is far more profound than admitted by cavalier American officials content to gamble with the lives of all humanity.

“What you’re saying is American policymakers imagine there could be a nuclear exchange that doesn’t directly affect the United States, and you’re saying that’s not true,” Tucker Carlson asked Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the end of an 81 minute interview. Lavrov responded: “That’s what I said, yes. But professionals in deterrence, nuclear deterrence policy, they know very well that it’s a very dangerous game. And to speak about limited exchange of nuclear strikes is an invitation to disaster, which we don’t want to have.”

Despite the state of hybrid war between the Anglo-American NATO and Russia, there is hope for a different paradigm to take hold. “[W]e don’t see any reason why Russia and the United States cannot cooperate for the sake of the universe,” Lavrov said. His detailed explanation of the background of the last 10 years of conflict in eastern Ukraine gave the context necessary to understand the profundity of the current crisis, in which nuclear war would be the only outcome of a continuation of current trends—a world in which Anglo-American hypocrites abuse the concept of international law and the UN Charter in an effort to enforce hegemonism.

In Romania, what could probably best be described as a kind of coup d’état is underway. The Constitutional Court announced on Dec. 6 the cancellation of the presidential elections to be held on Sunday, Dec. 8, by annulling the results of the first round on Nov. 24. The annulment, ostensibly based on claims of Russian manipulation in favor of one of the candidates—about whom NATO is deeply nervous—hints at deeper geopolitical anxieties as NATO’s strategic foothold in the region faces potential upheaval. This development reflects a broader struggle, seen also in a major way in Georgia, and increasingly in countries like Germany.

Norway has given the world a useful, if symbolic step toward ending Israel’s brutal campaign against the Palestinian people. Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the largest in the world, has entirely divested from Israeli telecom giant Bezeq, which operates in illegal West Bank settlements.

Meanwhile, China’s upcoming “1+10” dialogue, set for Dec. 9, represents another pillar of strategic realignment. Premier Li Qiang will meet with leaders of nearly all the major international economic organizations. China’s ability to convene such a meeting shows its importance in promoting multilateralism and steering global economic discourse.

Amid these developments representing danger and potential, the Schiller Institute offers a beacon of hope with its Dec. 7-8 international online conference, “In the Spirit of Schiller and Beethoven: All Men Become Brethren!” The conference, with an impressive roster of distinguished speakers, addresses the escalating crises by fostering a new paradigm of global cooperation and development. Featuring four panels that tackle strategic crises, economic reforms, science-driven advancements, and cultural dialogue, the conference aims to show the power of reason to find pathways toward peace and global prosperity.