As Ukraine’s front lines falter and Russia targets energy infrastructure, the same network behind Russiagate and the first impeachment reemerges. Exposing their roles could erode remaining U.S. support for prolonging the war—and hasten a path to peace.
A historic hostage release sets the stage for President Trump’s Knesset address, where he declares the end of an age of terror and the beginning of a new regional peace—urging Israel to choose diplomacy, inviting Iran to engage, and rallying nations to rebuild Gaza.
Russian President Putin’s surprise appointment of economist Andrei Belousov as Russia’s Defense Minister last week, heralds big changes in Russia. Defense industry hi-tech will be integrated for high payoffs in the civilian economy—but that’s only the beginning. Putin and his government are moving to build a new, young Russian elite around veterans of the Ukraine war. But what sort of elite? Belousov is being mentioned as a potential successor to Putin if he succeeds. He sees this as a multi-generational project to carry forward Russia’s Christian “cultural code.”
For all the differences between Russia and America, we have to do the same thing here. We’ll compare what Belousov said with statements of Lyndon LaRouche, and with earlier editions of our “Strategic Update.”
Founding member of the LaRouche movement in the 1960s. Former editor of LaRouche’s writings and EIR magazine. Regular host of our Saturday class series.