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 155th consecutive weekly meeting of the International Peace Coalition (IPC) began with comments by coalition initiator and Schiller Institute founder Helga Zepp-LaRouche.

The visit of U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by a large part of his Cabinet and a substantial delegation of business leaders, has generated a flood of images and video clips.

Hello to all of you, dear ladies and gentlemen, Excellencies, and friends. The reason why we convoked this EIR Roundtable special seminar today in coincidence with the IPC meeting, is because we have arrived at a crucial strategic crossroads.

Ladies and Gentlemen, distinguished scholars, thinkers, and honored guests. Allow me to begin with an undeniable reality: In today’s interconnected world, no major war remains limited to geographic borders.

Thank you for those introductory words and greetings to all participants. It’s an honor to follow such eloquent contributions that have already been made to our roundtable.

Thank you very much for this excellent organization, roundtable discussion, and inviting me and giving me an opportunity to meet some of my very respected colleagues like Richard Falk.

Helga Zepp-LaRouche: I find the proposals by you, Mr. Davutoğlu, extremely useful. Because I think if these countries you named—Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Türkiye—cooperate, you already represent a very sizable part of the Muslim world.

Recent discussions in certain European circles have increasingly played up an alleged “trade imbalance” with China, alongside claims of “structural vulnerabilities” in the Chinese economy.

The following article is adapted from a chapter in the report released this April by the Schiller Institute in Germany, China-Europe: Perspectives for Third-Party Cooperation.

How should we best commemorate the 250th anniversary of America’s Declaration of Independence? A rock concert/prayer service for a holy war, held on the National Mall?

The opening of this conference is surrounded with a moment of sadness, in the passing of a revered collaborator and noted scientist and dear friend, Professor Robert Moon.