Introduktion på engelsk:
ANASTASIA BATTLE: Welcome, everyone. This is the International Peace Coalition. My name is Anastasia Battle and I’ll be your moderator along with Dennis Small and Dennis Speed. This is our 118th consecutive meeting; thank you for joining us in this process, veterans and newcomers alike. Please share this invitation with your friends, organizations, and reasonable enemies. I like to remind people why we created this forum 118 weeks ago; which is to unite the international peace movement. I’m sure many of you are aware that there have been many attacks to prevent people from working together because of their philosophical differences; which quite frankly is ridiculous! If we’re actually trying to create true peace for humanity, we need to collaborate together for that common goal. I want to encourage everyone to remember that and join in that process of recruiting more people to this.

To start us off today, we have Helga Zepp-LaRouche, who is the founder of the Schiller Institute and the initiator of the International Peace Coalition. Please, go ahead Helga.

På dansk (ikke korrekturlæst):
HELGA ZEPP-LAROUCHE: Tak. Først og fremmest goddag til jer alle. I dag er situationen præget af ekstreme kontraster, men der er en vigtig positiv udvikling. Faktisk synes jeg, det er yderst vigtigt, at alle er klar over, at begivenhederne ved Shanghai Samarbejdsorganisationens (SCO) topmøde i Tianjin, Kina, og de efterfølgende møder, militærparaden i Beijing og nu mødet i Vladivostok ved Det Østlige Økonomiske Forum har medført en dramatisk ændring til det bedre i verden. Der er nemlig ved at opstå et nyt økonomisk system. Det er endnu ikke konsolideret, men det er helt klart, at flertallet af verdens befolkning, der er repræsenteret på dette møde i Shanghai Cooperation Organization, har ændret verden. De er ved at skabe et uafhængigt økonomisk system, der har potentiale til at blive en ny verdensorden. Afslutningsvis vil jeg læse en kort tekst op, som I kan overveje med henblik på at støtte denne udvikling.
Det, der er sket, er, at der var det 25. møde i SCO, og som en klar reaktion på den toldkrig, som præsident Trump har indledt mod BRICS-landene, er der sket noget hidtil uset. Nemlig at Indien og Kina er kommet tættere på hinanden. Der var et meget vigtigt positivt møde mellem præsident Xi og premierminister Modi, hvor de begravede de tidligere spændinger. Naturligvis er der et meget dybe venskab mellem Putin og Modi; de blev set gå hånd i hånd og tale sammen. Det har skræmt de internationale massemedier mere end noget andet, at se disse to mænd gå hånd i hånd. Naturligvis er grundlaget for hele denne udvikling det urokkelige partnerskab mellem Rusland og Kina. Disse lande, der var repræsenteret der, repræsenterer 42 % af verdens befolkning; og hvis man tager i betragtning, at disse SCO-lande alle er forbundet og sammenkoblet med andre organisationer såsom BRICS, Den Eurasiske Økonomiske Union, ASEAN (Sydøstasien), CELAC (Latinamerika), Den Afrikanske Union, BRI (Bælte- og Vej-initiativet, Kinas interntionale infrastruktur samarbejde), så har man faktisk et netværk af organisationer og lande, der tilsammen repræsenterer det globale flertal på 85 % af menneskeheden. De har klart besluttet, at de vil skabe et nyt system baseret på suverænitet, absolut respekt for de forskellige sociale systemer, ingen indblanding i andre landes indre anliggender og fredeligt samarbejde. De er også begyndt at skabe alternative mekanismer til at beskytte sig mod økonomiske krigsføringsforanstaltninger fra det kollektive Vesten, såsom told, ensidige sanktioner, regimeskift og lignende foranstaltninger, ved nu at oprette en Shanghai Samarbejdsorganisation bank, som vil være parallel med BRICS’ New Development Bank og den allerede eksisterende AIIB [Asian Infrastrukturinvesteringsbank]. Man kan altså tydeligt se, at de forsøger at skabe kreditskabende mekanismer, der er uafhængige af den potentielle tvang og våbenisering af dollaren, udstødelse af SWIFT-systemet og lignende foranstaltninger.

Fortsættes på engelsk:
This is an extremely positive development, and I think it puts the so-called collective West, which is not united anymore at all, in front of a clear choice to either continue the geopolitical confrontation against Russia and China and in that way eventually end up in a Third World War; or, recognizing that this Global Majority is something one cannot get around any longer. Therefore, the only way is to adapt to that Global Majority. I think that change will be painful for many establishment figures in the West to acknowledge this changed reality, but I think we can already see clear signs that this is a new reality. One such reflection was the fact that at the very recent Coalition of the Willing meeting in Paris where they wanted to decide whether to send troops to Ukraine—boots on the ground—despite the fact that Macron was there pushing very hard to send troops to Ukraine for so-called “peacekeeping,” that was not welcomed. Only 6 out of the 26 countries in the Coalition of the Willing agreed to send troops. This was, naturally, Great Britain, France, the three Baltic countries, and one other country whose name I could not identify. All the others refused: Italy refused; Poland refused; Bulgaria refused; Germany refused. They had a telephone conversation from Paris with President Trump. The only thing which became known after that was that the meeting was completely disappointing because President Trump did not support whatever they were demanding. Chancellor Merz, who had been extremely bellicose before, somehow very frustrated, said Germany is not going to send troops. They will try to beef up all kinds of long-range weapons production inside Ukraine, but no troops. He said the problem is that it does not function to find a peace solution without Russia; and Russia is now in a new strengthened partnership with China and India, Brazil, and other countries. That sort of blocks a unilateral approach in Ukraine.

This is a very important shift in the strategic situation which I think we are only seeing the beginning of. Hopefully, this will also impact the situation in the Middle East, because that changing reality hopefully will soon be felt there as well. The situation on the ground in the Middle East remains one of absolute horror. The unrestrained assault on Gaza City by the IDF is continuing with all the horrible casualties continuing; the West Bank attack is going on. The response by the international community is totally insufficient; which is why we absolutely have to gear up the organizing of the IPC. Now that the month of September has arrived, on September 9th, the UN General Assembly starts, and we are pushing very hard to have the power of decision be shifted from the UN Security Council to the UN General Assembly, as is provided for in UN Resolution 377, Uniting for Peace; which allows exactly such a shift in decision-making. Then the UN General Assembly could make decisions to impose all kinds of measures—sanctions against Israel, sending peacekeeping Blue Helmet troops to the region, and whatever other measures are required. So, this meeting is at a point when the international community is shifting more and more against Israel. The news about the unprecedented since the end of World War II genocide can no longer be suppressed. There is one important—it may not be sufficient, but it is an important element, which is a movie about the developments in Gaza called “The Voice of Hind Rajab” which was presented on Sept. 3rd at the Venice Film Festival. I have not seen it, but apparently it received a 26-minute standing ovation, and everybody was in tears, including the crew which filmed the movie, because it is the absolute heart-breaking story about Hind Rajab, a 6-year old girl, who was hit by bombs while in a car with her family, and everybody else was killed. Then there are 17 minutes of live tape interwoven into the movie in which this 6-year-old girl is describing how she cannot speak because blood is coming out of her mouth; just an unbelievable account of the horror. All the other people in the car died; all her family members died, and she tries to figure out as a 6-year-old in this ocean of bloodshed and murder. [She also died before help can get there—ed.] I think this movie obviously is an important warning to the world. It’s not solving the situation, but hopefully it helps to wake up the conscience of the world to finally act. So, we have to gear up our massive efforts to get UN Resolution 377 on the agenda in the meeting which will start in a few days in New York.

The situation, as I said, has completely changed. I think that we are now experiencing one of those rare moments which I compare to the fall of the Wall in 1989, and the historic chance which was in German unification; where at the end of the Cold War, you could have changed the world. You could have installed a peace order for the 21st century. That chance was utterly missed, and instead you had the effort by the Anglosphere, the neo-cons and their cohorts in Great Britain, to establish a unipolar world with many horrible consequences. That has backfired. I think we absolutely have to mobilize the World Majority, but especially the countries of Europe, the United States, and whatever other countries are belonging to this faction of the West like Japan, and South Korea, New Zealand, to absolutely support and overcome this geopolitical division. In my view, this is the only way the Ukraine crisis can be solved. By shifting the world combination in this way, I think it’s the only way a two-state solution, immediate humanitarian aid, the Oasis Plan, the reconstruction of the Middle East can be realized. Because only if we convince the countries of the West to stop opposing the Global Majority, is there a chance to resolve this situation, this genocide in the Middle East. So therefore, my suggestion is, I will read you a very short text; and if you agree with it, I would urge you that we make that the rallying cry for the mobilization of the IPC. Because I think that can really shift the situation to address all these other issues. So, let me quickly read to you this text:

“The nations of the West must cooperate with the new world order. At the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization [SCO] in Tianjin, representing around 42% of the world’s population, a new world order has emerged, independent of the West; founded on the principles of sovereignty, non-interference, mutually beneficial economic cooperation, and peaceful cooperation.

“In an event of global historical significance, China and India, the two most populous nations already representing 35% of the world’s population, have now begun to cooperate closely with each other and with Russia. These countries, which are also interconnected through organizations such as the BRICS, the Belt and Road Initiative, the Eurasian Economic Union, ASEAN, CELAC, and the African Union, collectively represent 85% of humanity. The emergence of this world order is a response to the collective West’s attempt after the end of the Cold War to establish a unipolar world order under Anglo-American dominance, marked by endless interventionist wars, sanctions, and regime-change efforts, which have ultimately backfired completely. The nations of the Global Majority are now overcoming an era of 500 years of colonialism and asserting their right to independent economic development.

“This is made possible above all by China’s unprecedented rise, which offers countries of the Global South a model, and cooperation that the West denied them for centuries. Thus, the world has reached an absolute turning point. We can either continue the geopolitical confrontation against Russia and China, risking a Third—and this time final—World War, or we can choose to cooperate with the new emerging economic system. President Xi Jinping has proposed the vision of a community with a shared future of mankind, which he emphasized in his speech at the SCO summit. ‘Humanity will either sink together, or rise together.’

“It is in the fundamental self-interest of the nations of the collective West, no longer truly united, to cooperate with the states of the Global Majority and jointly address the great challenges facing humankind: Overcoming poverty and under-development; ensuring lasting world peace; and securing the right of every person on the planet to fulfill their potential for the realization of a shared community for the future of humanity.”

Then I have a place for people to sign and give their signature. So, I would urge you, if you agree with that, to help us to circulate this widely; because it is also a way to in the most efficient way make sure the world majority is aware of this historical opportunity. So, that’s what I wanted to say in the beginning.

Remarks during the Discussion:

I think in light of what Josephine and Col. Aguilar were saying, I think we have to think about how we can accelerate this organizing in the United Nations, because that seems to be the only place where some action could come from right now. So, I would ask all participants to help us. You can go to the embassies; if you are in places like New York, you can make sure the embassies of the world know what was said here. I think we may be able to make available excerpts of the video from the two interventions from Josephine and Col. Aguilar to present. I think this is something which is definitely not in the news; but I think as you said, that time is not on our side, is the most pressing thing. So, that would be my immediate comment.

[in response to Bernie Holland & Doctors Against Genocide Q re Blue Helmets] Bernie, yes, you should bring us in contact with this Mr. Reschenwald[ph]. We can set it up after this call. But I think we had to do two things. I think we have to somehow, coming out of this meeting, formulate a text which can be brought to the UN Security Council. I know this is extremely unsatisfying, because the UN Security Council is exactly the place where all the initiatives have been blocked; but since we are today on the 5th of September, and the UN General Assembly starts on the 9th, I think we should use this text which would contain what you have been saying and what Josephine and Col. Aguilar have been saying; a demand for immediate intervention by the international community. If there are any experts on the United Nations, I know we are internationally in contact with several of them, I’m asking for your advice. What more can we do to accelerate immediate action? I think that the point you have been making, that time is not on our side, and every day there are unbelievable, irreversible things happening. So, Mr. Rafed, if you can say something to that as well.

So, that needs to be thought about. What can we do immediately out of this meeting to appeal to the conscience of the world in even more stronger ways than we have been doing. And secondly, is this new security and development architecture, and that’s why I put the resolution text in the beginning, because I think only if we get such a shift in the correlation of forces that the isolation of the war mongers becomes so clear that it cannot be denied any longer. But that would be my immediate response.

[later in the discussion] I think, as I said in my initial remarks in the beginning, the SCO meeting and David Munier[ph] correctly added the military parade, which was the largest military parade in history ever. I watched a good part of it, and I was completely impressed because it demonstrated both strength but also an absolute defensive orientation. In any case, I think we have entered a new era; and I don’t think everybody has completely registered that yet, because I think we have now the chance to unite humanity on a completely different basis. The enemy is not nations; it’s not the United States or some former European colonial power, it is the war party. The war party represents the oligarchy which runs the present financial institutions, of which the military component is just the last phase of profit-making if you like.

But I know a lot of people in the Global South are tending to look at the Global North or collective West in the same undifferentiated way as people in the West tend to look at people in the Global South. I want to point out the fact that you have right now a situation where the Golden Billion is not a golden billion; it’s a golden maybe million of millionaires and billionaires. But if you look at the reality, Europe is collapsing. France is disintegrating; Germany is disintegrating; the same in the United States. The people are suffering tremendously, and if it comes to an uncontrolled collapse, we would be on the verge of a complete social explosion. There is a very knowledgeable journalist who always talks about the European toothless Chihuahuas. I think I like this expression a lot, even though I think some of these politicians do have teeth even if they may be false by now. Nevertheless, they do still have them. But I would really suggest that we not look at Europe or the United States as monolithic, because they are not.

I think we have reached a point where we really have to create an international movement of people fighting for this new development system; this new era. I think Xi Jinping has really found the best expression, by calling it the shared future of the one humanity. Because that is what people have to understand; we are sitting in one boat as we have never done in history before, because in past centuries, you could have parts of the world collapsing and other parts prospering, and they didn’t even know about each other. That is because it took years to travel from one corner of the world to the next. We are all sitting in one boat.

The reason I put this text at the beginning is that I really would like to have a discussion about that. I think only if we unite people around one idea—that we have to build together a new system, a new world economic order of which the SCO and the BRICS and BRI components; basically it’s the World LandBridge conception of my late husband that we have been fighting for, for half a century. A New International Development Bank, which is now coming into being in the form of the New Development Bank; now the SCO Bank. New credit institutions which give credit for long-term development at low interest rates; overcoming poverty and under-development. I tried to put some of these ideas in my Ten Principles. We have to unite people no matter if they come from Germany, from the United States, from South Africa, from Mexico, from whatever country. But I believe only if we create a real movement of people fighting for this conception of the one humanity first, and then organizing a world system where every country can benefit and fulfill their potential.

I think especially crucial to make that happen is that we have to have young people. If we would have an international youth movement of sizeable dimensions in which young people in the United States, in Africa, in Latin America would all fight for the idea that we now need a new world economic order and it’s now on the table because of the SCO meeting creating the conditions for it to take off. I think if we can catalyze that very quickly in the short term, the war party may be looking powerful now, but we are talking about billions of people who have now for the first time been given the chance to realize a new world economic order. I think this is a moment we absolutely must not miss; and while we absolutely have to mobilize in the next hours and days because of the ongoing genocide in Gaza, I think we must not lose the perspective that only if we change the entire world system, can we stop all of these crises no matter where they occur, including the one in the Middle East.

So, I would like to really pose that again. Are you willing, and are you intending to help us to create such an international mass movement for a new world economic order? Because I think that would really be the qualitative change which would be undoable.

Closing Remarks:

I think several important initiatives came out of this discussion today. I would urge Rafed to write a text, or do it together with us, or do it alone. But I think the text of an international release which we then could, starting with the IPC participants, try to get out in all parts of international institutions; to the media, the social media, alternative media, of a call to action of what needs to be done in the next hours and says. So, please get in contact with Anastasia, because I think if we would get such a text—preferably today—we could start mobilizing with that immediately.

Then, I also think the idea to use the proposal by Pope Francis on the Jubilee 2025 can actually be brought into cohesion with the new credit mechanisms coming out of the SCO. People may think that this is different, but it must not be, because the idea of debt relief, and the issue of new credit for development are just two sides of the same coin. I think everything really depends on getting this spirit of unity, because if we can somehow put all the people and institutions of good will together and recognize that because of the new era which was consolidated, it was in process for a long time, but it sort of gelled and came out in the open with the SCO meeting. If we can somehow put all of these forces together, I think it will be an unbeatable movement.

So, I would urge you to also formulate that, and we will get it out in the same way as the call for immediate action on Gaza. I think we actually have a horrendous situation which is totally unbelievably horrible. But on the other side, there is no reason to despair, because the tendency of the time is in a positive direction, and if major countries which are extremely powerful, as demonstrated in this military parade, are putting their weight in the creation of a new world economic order, it has all the reasons for the possibility of success. I think we have to educate people that this is not against the people of the West, but only against unjust mechanisms of imperialism and colonialism, while the people of the world must unite.

So, with that, I want to end.

5. september 2025 — Følgende erklæring er udsendt af Schiller Instituttet til øjeblikkelig international distribution. Den er skrevet som en opfordring til handling i denne periode med forandringer og uro, og folk opfordres til at tilslutte sig den.

På topmødet i SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) i Tianjin – der repræsenterer omkring 42 procent af verdens befolkning – er der opstået en ny verdensorden, uafhængig af Vesten, baseret på principperne om suverænitet, ikke-indblanding, gensidigt fordelagtigt økonomisk samarbejde og fredeligt samarbejde. Det er en begivenhed af global historisk betydning, at Kina og Indien – de to mest folkerige nationer, der allerede repræsenterer 35 procent af verdens befolkning – nu er begyndt at samarbejde tæt med hinanden og med Rusland. Landene, der er samlet i SCO, sammen med de forskellige indbyrdes forbundne organisationer, såsom BRIKS, Bælte- og Vej-Initiativet (BVI), Den eurasiske økonomiske Union (EAEU), ASEAN, CELAC og Den Afrikanske Union (AU), repræsenterer tilsammen 85 procent af menneskeheden.

Fremkomsten af denne nye verdensorden er et svar på det kollektive Vestens forsøg efter afslutningen af Den kolde Krig på at etablere en unipolær verden under anglo-amerikansk dominans – præget af endeløse interventionistiske krige, sanktioner og bestræbelser på regimeskifte – som i sidste ende har slået fuldstændig fejl. Nationerne i den globale majoritet er nu ved at overvinde en 500 år lang æra med kolonialisme og hævder deres ret til uafhængig økonomisk udvikling. Dette er først og fremmest muliggjort af Kinas hidtil usete fremgang, som tilbyder landene i det globale syd en model og det samarbejde, som Vesten har nægtet dem i århundreder.

Verden er således nået til et absolut vendepunkt. Vi kan enten fortsætte den geopolitiske konfrontation mod Rusland og Kina og risikere en tredje – og denne gang endelig – verdenskrig, eller vi kan vælge at samarbejde med dette nye økonomiske system, der er ved at opstå. Præsident Xi Jinping har fremsat en vision om et »fællesskab med en fælles fremtid for menneskeheden«, som han understregede i sin tale den 3. september i anledning af 80-årsdagen for Japans nederlag: »Menneskeheden vil enten synke sammen eller rejse sig sammen!«

Det er i de kollektive vestlige nationers – som ikke længere er virkelig forenede – grundlæggende egeninteresse at samarbejde med staterne i den globale majoritet og i fællesskab tackle de store udfordringer, som menneskeheden står over for: at overvinde fattigdom og underudvikling, sikre varig global fred og sikre alle mennesker på denne planet retten til at udnytte deres potentiale.

For realiseringen af et fælles samfund for menneskehedens fremtid!

Skriv gerne under her på Schiller Instituttets internationale hjemmeside.

HARLEY SCHLANGER: Goddag, og velkommen til vores ugentlige dialog med Helga Zepp-LaRouche. Hun er grundlægger og leder af Schiller Instituttet. I dag er det onsdag den 3. september 2025: Jeg hedder Harley Schlanger, og jeg er jeres vært. Du kan sende dine spørgsmål og kommentarer til fru Zepp-LaRouche på questions@schillerinstitute.org eller skrive dem på chat-siden.

Helga, som du understregede i sidste uge, befinder vi os midt i en intens diplomatisk aktivitet, som den kinesiske præsident Xi Jinping har karakteriseret som »Vi indleder en ny æra«, og dette er en afgørende forandring, der har været under opsejling i nogen tid. Du og din mand, Lyndon LaRouche, har været med siden begyndelsen; I forudsagde, at dette ville komme, og I fremsatte alle mulige ideer til det. Så jeg synes, det er bedst at starte med din sammenfatning af, hvad der skete på topmødet i Shanghai Cooperation Organization, og derefter gå videre til de andre begivenheder, der kommer.

HELGA ZEPP-LAROUCHE: Folk bør være meget, meget glade, for der er en ny verdensøkonomisk og verdensorden under opsejling, og den er faktisk allerede opstået, hvilket vil betyde en udvej for alle dele af verden, inklusive USA og Europa, selvom folk måske ikke er klar over det endnu. Det som er opstået fra topmødet i Shanghai Cooperation Organization og i morges, faktisk militærparaden i Beijing: Jeg vil gerne starte med det.

Jeg så ikke det hele, som varede mange timer, men jeg så de vigtigste dele, og jeg må sige, at det var den største militærparade i historien nogensinde. Den var så stor, at Xi Jinping for eksempel kørte i sin åbne bil og stod langs de forskellige troppeformationer og de forskellige våbensystemer i omkring 20 minutter, tror jeg, med en hastighed på 20 km, så man kan forestille sig, hvor stor den var. Og hvis man ser på troppernes militærparade, var det mere som en ballet, koreograferet ned til mindste detalje! Og jeg må virkelig rose tv-holdet, for de filmede det hele live med en nøjagtighed, der svarede til en ballet. Jeg ved, at der vil være mange mennesker, der bliver helt hysteriske og siger: »Hvad er det for en største militærparade? Xi Jinping siger, at han er for fred, og så holder han sådan en stor militærparade.«

Men jeg tror, at budskabet er, at det er for at beskytte freden, og hvis man ser på det sammen med den nye økonomiske orden, der er ved at opstå med SCO-mødet, som repræsenterede næsten halvdelen af verdens befolkning, og som er helt åben for samarbejde med de vestlige lande: Det er bevidst ikke ment som en blok. Jeg synes, det er ekstremt vigtigt, fordi det faktisk er realiseringen af et nyt system for internationale relationer. Præsident Xi Jinping har netop tilføjet en fjerde til sine tre globale initiativer, nemlig et Globalt Ledelsesinitiativ, der skal arbejde på at forbedre det globale forvaltningssystem. Og samarbejdet mellem de forskellige lande er nu også ved at etablere en ny bankfacilitet til at udstede kredit til infrastrukturudvikling i udviklingslandene.

Dette er et absolut gennembrud, og jeg kan kun opfordre jer, mine seere, til ikke at se på det gennem mainstream-mediernes briller og fortidens propaganda. Dette er virkelig en ny æra for menneskeheden. Og jeg tror, at hvis vi indtager en positiv holdning til det og stopper geopolitikken og bare siger, at vi vil samarbejde som ligeværdige med dette nye system, kan vi løse faren for krig; vi kan løse den økonomiske krise, vi kan endog løse det fallerede finanssystem i Vesten, vi kan løse situationen i Mellemøsten og i Ukraine. Og jeg kan kun sige: Dette er en dag, hvor alle mennesker med

god vilje ikke kun kan være glade, men også jublende. Dette er et gennembrud for hele menneskeheden, og det er virkelig gode nyheder! Det er min indledende kommentar.

SCHLANGER: Paraden selv var for at fejre afslutningen for 80 år siden på kampene i Anden Verdenskrig i Asien. Altså, USA var allieret med Kina i denne krig, og der var invitationer til USA om at deltage i paraden. Har du nogen oplysninger om, hvorvidt der var officielle amerikanske repræsentanter i Beijing til paraden?

ZEPP-LAROUCHE: Det ved jeg ikke. Desværre tog præsident Trump ikke af sted, selvom vi førte en stor kampagne, hvor vi indsamlede underskrifter, der appellerede til ham og til præsident Xi Jinping om at invitere Trump, men han tog ikke af sted – ligesom han ikke tog til fejringen af afslutningen på Anden Verdenskrig i Moskva i maj.

Jeg synes, det ville have været fantastisk, hvis Trump var taget derhen. Han udsendte en erklæring på sin Truth Social-konto, hvor de første par linjer var ret forfærdelige, fordi de sagde, at i betragtning af at man havde præsident Xi Jinping med præsident Putin som æresgæst på den ene side og formand Kim Jong Un fra Nordkorea på den anden side, så var Trumps oprindelige indlæg, at disse tre konspirerer mod USA. Men når man læser hele teksten, udtrykte han faktisk meget gode ønsker og lykønskninger til Xi Jinping og også til Putin. Så jeg tror, det stadig er helt uafklaret, hvordan præsident Trump vil forholde sig til alt dette.

Og jeg må sige, at det er meget vigtigt, at russerne gør en meget klar indsats for at trække USA ind i denne udvikling: Der var en erklæring fra Kirill Dmitriev, der var med i delegationen på topmødet i Anchorage sammen med Trump, hvor han grundlæggende sagde, at de ønsker, at Rusland, Kina og USA samarbejder om at udvikle energi og andre ressourcer i Arktis. Og i betragtning af det enorme potentiale i udviklingen af Arktis, tror jeg, at dette er noget, der har meget gode chancer for at ske.

I dag starter også Vladivostok East Economic Summit, som jeg endnu ikke har nogen rapporter om, men mere end 6.000 virksomheder fra 35 eller flere lande vil være til stede, og jeg ved, at der vil være mange amerikanske delegationer. Jeg kan kun sige, at hvis USA reagerer positivt på dette tilbud om fælles udviklingsprojekter mellem USA, Kina og Rusland i Fjernøsten, vil det være det bedste grundlag for fred. Og det ville ganske enkelt betyde, at alle, der stadig tilhører »gårsdagen for altid«-fraktionen – og desværre må jeg henvise til en person i Tyskland, der helt klart tilhører den – ville indse, at de er fuldstændig isolerede og selvisolerede, hvis de ikke tilslutter sig det.

Jeg forventer, at der vil ske meget på mødet i Vladivostok, fordi dette er en slags naturlig opfølgning på mødet i Anchorage, og jeg synes, I alle bør følge med: For det, vi oplever lige nu, er fremkomsten af en ny æra for menneskeheden. Dette skaber muligheder for at løse alle problemer, herunder økonomiske problemer i USA og Europa, og det kræver, at mange mennesker hjælper til, for at det nye system kan blive en realitet, så det også påvirker de vestlige lande.

SCHLANGER: Helga, du nævnte den potentielle optimisme, der kommer fra dette, så hvis man har 20 eller 30 statschefer, der var til stede ved SCO-mødet, man har virksomheder fra hele verden i Vladivostok, og alligevel er mediedækningen i Vesten så storsnudet og nedværdigende, hvor for eksempel BBC og {Financial Times} siger, at militærparaden i Beijing er en »advarsel til Vesten«.” Altså, de siger dette på et tidspunkt, hvor lederne af de store europæiske lande løber rundt og hepper på en krigsoprustning mod Rusland. Ser de ikke ironien i dette, og tror de, at folk er for dumme til at forstå det?

ZEPP-LAROUCHE: Jeg tror ikke, det vil vare længe, for virkeligheden er, at denne nye globale majoritet går i en helt anden retning, fredelig, baseret på de fem principper for fredelig sameksistens og FN-pagten, udtrykkeligt ikke baseret på blokdannelse – de bygger ikke en modblok til Vesten, men de siger, at de er åbne for samarbejde med alle, der ønsker at slutte sig til dem.

Og i betragtning af, at denne models tiltrækningskraft naturligvis i høj grad hviler på Kinas fremgang, det faktum, at Kina nu de facto, i mange statistikker og også efter mine personlige observationer, er nummer et: For hvis man ser på den utrolige modernisering af alle aspekter, af byer, af infrastruktur, af gennembrud i lederskabet, af Kina inden for mange moderne, avancerede teknologier, har Kina naturligvis tilbudt den slags udvikling til alle lande, der deltager i Bælte- og Vej-Initiativet. Og det system har simpelthen vist sig at være mere attraktivt end de intervenerende krige, som NATO har ført! Hvis man sammenligner det momentum, der er på vej mod dette nye BRIKS, SCO, dette nye system, og sammenligner det med den elendighed, som de intervenerende krige i Afghanistan, Irak, Syrien, Libanon og Libyen har spredt, er det så åbenlyst, hvilken model der har vundet! Og det er en sandhed, som ikke kan undertrykkes.

Se på det faktum, at der takket være præsident Trumps indsats nu er en tilnærmelse mellem Indien og Kina; premierminister Modi var i Tianjin til SCO-mødet og havde meget gode drøftelser med Xi Jinping. Og de to ledere udtrykte vigtigheden af, at Kina og Indien arbejder sammen: Det var jo netop det, der ikke skulle ske! Og også præsident Putin og premierminister Modi var med – man kunne se dem i samtale, mens de holdt hinanden i hånden! Og de vestlige medier fik hyperventilationskriser, den ene efter den anden, og sagde: »De holdt hinanden i hånden!«

Nu finder jeg det hele meget morsomt og meget underholdende, og det er faktisk godt! Hvorfor skulle nogen med fornuft ikke være glad, hvis de to største lande på kloden – Kina og Indien – som tilsammen repræsenterer 35 % af verdens befolkning – bare to lande, 35 % af verdens befolkning – hvis de kommer godt ud af det med hinanden! Jeg mener, det burde være grund til glæde. Hvis man så tilføjer Rusland til den kombination, har man en ganske betydelig magt i form af militær styrke, økonomisk magt, befolkning og ressourcer. Så hvis disse lande tilbyder Vesten at samarbejde, tror jeg, at rygtet vil sprede sig. Og allerede har Slovakiets premierminister Robert Fico deltaget i paraden i Beijing, og han sagde, at europæerne er som tudsen, frøen, der sidder i bunden af brønden, og når de kigger op, kan de kun se lidt lys, men de kan ikke se, hvad der foregår. Og han sammenlignede europæerne med sådan en frø. Og det er præcis, hvad det er.

Og jeg vil ikke være overdrevent euforisk, men jeg er helt sikker på, at nyheden ikke kan undertrykkes. Og jeg hørte for første gang i morges på Deutschland Radio en ekspert, der er en berømt Kina-ekspert og så videre, og han sagde for første gang, at det, der sker med denne nye orden, er en realitet, som Vesten i sidste ende bliver nødt til at tilpasse sig. Og jeg tror, at det vil være den kommende vind, og så hvis den »for altid gårsdagen«-fraktion, som BBC, endnu ikke er med på vognen, er det synd for dem.

Resten følger på engelsk:

SCHLANGER: There’s a question from a former elected official from an Eastern European country, who’s been following what you’ve been writing and doing with your mobilization. And what she asked is: “What could you say to someone like Macron, if you have a chance to talk to him, about how silly it is that they’re operating from the standpoint that Putin is about to attack Europe? How could you convince someone like Macron that this is foolishness?”

ZEPP-LAROUCHE: I would tell Macron to listen to some of his own military, because many of the French military have stated—and including German military and other military like Italian military, that there is absolutely not motive for Russia to attack Europe. I have said this in the past, but Russia is a huge country, with 11 time zones. They have a population which is, really, a little bit small to occupy and secure such a huge territory. They have no motive; they have all the resources in their own country. What would be the reason why they would occupy countries in Europe, where they would have to assume that the population would be hostile to them, that all they would earn is run-down economies—it just does not make sense! They don’t have the military force to occupy more—you see how the argumentation of the West is not even logical. Because, on the one side, they say: “See, Russia is not capable of winning the war in Ukraine. It took them three years to just gain such a small part of Ukraine.” Now, why would you assume that Russia would have the forces to occupy more European countries, when the entire military expenditures of NATO are in an order of magnitude higher than that of Russia; when they don’t have the manpower to do so. And Putin, just the other day, stated again—just for the record—that Russia has no other objectives other than to defend its own interest, from a security standpoint.

And I think that is exactly what the situation is, and Macron probably should listen to the people who are competent military experts, and not go to Great Britain and listen to the Starmer and the British, because there, the advice will be a very bad one.

SCHLANGER: Now the other aspect of diplomatic activity is focussed on Southwest Asia, with the convening of the UN General Assembly in New York: There’s a motion to adopt a “Uniting for Peace resolution (377)” to end the fighting outside of the Security Council, to avoid the veto from the U.S. So, several people raised the question: “Does the UN actually have the power to stop Israel from committing genocide?” And related to that is the question: “Why would Trump meet with Tony Blair, given Blair’s record?”

ZEPP-LAROUCHE: Because he has a problematic son-in-law named Jared Kushner, who is of the same mindset as Blair. And that’s really the worst that could happen, and the reemerging of this absolutely disgusting and cynical “Riviera Gaza” plan, which is—it’s like adding the worst kind of insult to injury of a genocide going on now for almost two years. This is just totally disgusting! I think Blair, eventually these people should be put on trial for what they are doing, and not have the right to run around like that and propose such totally disgusting plans.

I think the Uniting for Peace resolution has a good chance to be adopted by the UN General Assembly. I think the only way how it could function is, the vast majority of all countries in the world is already absolutely disgusted with what has happened in Gaza. And if you had such a motion right now, where the UN General Assembly would adopt a combination of different measures: weapons embargo; trade cutoff; isolating any financial dealings with Israel; putting Blue Helmet troops in there; I think the combination of all of that would make clear to the population inside Israel, that Israel is completely isolated in the whole world, with very, very few pockets of exception. And I think that would tilt the situation, because Israel has to consider, if they surround themselves with countries and people who are their mortal enemies, it may last for months, it may even last for a year, but it puts into harsh question the existence of Israel by their own doing!

And on the other side, if there is a solution of what we are trying to do, to make the Uniting for Peace resolution not only a two-state solution; naturally, immediate humanitarian aid, without any hindering; but at the same time, developing the entire region: Not only the reconstruction of Gaza, but as part of the entire region, with the Oasis Plan: that is, the idea to create large amounts of new, fresh water to green the desserts, you could shift the whole situation.

Now, obviously, Blue Helmets cannot start fighting against the IDF, and they may not be able to stop the IDF this way, but I think one could create an international awareness of the situation there through such a motion. Because if 190 countries would all make clear that they completely disagree with what Israel is doing, and that would be on all the TV channels and all the news programs, I think you could change the situation.

SCHLANGER: There’s a question from a regular viewer from Canada, who said—and we can take this for her own view—but she says: “We don’t really have a deep state in Canada. We’re just a puppet of the City of London.” But she goes on to say: “I haven’t heard much from Gabbard recently. Is she still on the case? Is there still an investigation going on into the Russiagate?” because this is necessary if you’re going to outflank the pro-war faction in Washington.

ZEPP-LAROUCHE: Yes, she did some follow-up. I think there is a criminal investigation now on the basis of documents she released. I agree, one could hear more of it, but I think so far—or at least I don’t have any indication, that she is lessening her efforts.

SCHLANGER: And of course, we wrote a white paper, that goes through how the investigation should proceed beyond the obvious suspects, like Brennan and Clapper, and look at the British impetus for the Russiagate in the beginning. You can get that through The LaRouche Organization website.

Helga, there are two more questions. One is more philosophical, so I’ll save that, but there’s another on the economic crisis. Someone wrote in and said: “The LaRouche Organization is known for its economic analysis. What is your sense today: Do you really think that the tariff policy is going to bring in enough money to solve the deficit? Or is this just more politicking to try and stay in power and keep the money flowing to the banks?”

ZEPP-LAROUCHE: I think the tariff policy is a bomb, it’s a fuse, lighting the entire bankrupt financial system with $2 quadrillion in derivatives and debt, which is a bubble. And the tariffs could cause, in the short term, a whole series of bankruptcies, of involuntary insolvencies, and in combination with the crypto policy, I think President Trump is very ill-advised with this crypto currency. Because obviously, he’s concerned about the de-dollarization. But there is no bigger de-dollarization than the crypto! It’s the creation of a gigantic new liquidity bubble, obviously, in the hope to bail out the system this way.

But there is a very important new article by our EIR Editor for Latin America, and I could also say Economics, Dennis Small. It is a very important article which you should read: “How Should the BRICS Respond to Trump’s Crypto-Tariffs?” And I can say, they are actually doing it, to a very large extent, because they have now created the New Development Bank, which for the first time is issuing credit in non-dollar denominations, simply based on the national currencies of the participating countries. And that may actually become an anchor of safety, because the biggest Damocles’ Sword hanging over civilization is this bubble. And if it would come to an uncontrolled collapse, that could really blow the whole world into a catastrophe, including ending up in World War III. So, I think the measures which Dennis Small repeats, which are really the original ideas of Lyndon LaRouche and his Four Laws. That needs to be absolutely put on the agenda, so please look at this article.

SCHLANGER: Here’s the philosophical question, from someone who grew up in South Africa, and now lives in the Cameroons, and has been following us very closely. She said she has a question for you about how to achieve reconciliation. She said: “We’re finding it’s very difficult to get this concept accepted in South Africa, even with the examples set by Mandela. There’s just so much division and hatred, and no simple solutions. So here’s my question for you: Which comes first? Should you fight for the philosophical acceptance of the ideas about human beings, that are in your fundamental principles paper. Or, should you deliver the goods, first? That is, the economic benefits from cooperation? Or, can they be done together in this world?”

So there’s the question for you.

ZEPP-LAROUCHE: I think the key to this is the concept of peace through development. Obviously, if you have hard-core criminals, there needs to be a system of justice, where you need to punish those who committed these crimes. But I think the only model is really that you have to bridge conflict through development, and in the recent period, I think there was only one country which successfully approached crisis in this way, and that was China. They have been able to mediate the conflicts between the Sunnis and Shi’ites, or Saudi Arabi and Iran, archenemies for a very long time, that are now cooperating. The more recent example, is that through the idea of economic development, they were able to at least lessen the conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan, through economic development, through the potential extension of the CPEC [China-Pakistan Economic Corridor] to Afghanistan and linking it up with the other Central Asian countries.

And whatever you do, there always has to be the perspective of joint development for the benefit of all participating countries and parties, because you have to change the environment. You have to have a perspective to the future. And while sometimes, you have to look at the past, you have to think what is the just battling of conflict, but if you only stay in the past, and you only say “You did this to me, and therefore, I did this to you. And this has to be balanced and we have to live with that,” there is no way out! You have to always have a perspective of future generations: You have to always start with how would you want to have humanity live in 100 years from now, or the next generation? Do you want them to have in a perpetual guilt, and punishment, and guilt and punishment…? I think we have to look at the one humanity. And the reason why I’m so really optimistic about what happened in Tianjin, in China, and the whole process going on with the BRICS and the SCO, and the emergence of this new era, is because, you have, for the first time, the idea of the shared humanity: This is a conception by Xi Jinping. He said, we have to have a shared community of the one humanity, or the one future of humanity.

And that is the mental jump we have to make. Because, if you start with the fact that we are one humankind, and that we have more in common, and more common interests, than what divides us—namely that we are the creative species, the only one known in the universe so far, and that we can relate to the creative identity of each other. And if we work on that, and actualize that creativity, we can produce anything! There is no limits in terms of what mankind can do, in terms of composition of music, poetry, economics, science, conquering space through space research and travel, thermonuclear fusion: There is no limit!

Just think that the present condition of mankind is the result of only a few thousand years, when we started to really get serious about development. Now, I hope that mankind will be around forever! We are the immortal species! And wouldn’t you think that when we perfect every science, that we improve medicine so that longevity becomes longer, that we will be healthy, getting much older, that we can study much longer, that we can devote our lives and efforts to improving, self-perfection, self-cultivation, aesthetic education. I think we are really only—maybe we are toddlers, or maybe we are still in the baby age—but we are far from being adult as a human species.

So, I think we have to start with a positive image, where mankind can go, and then try to sort out conflicts from that standpoint of the future, in the present. And therefore, I think that is also the approach one has to take to overcome all problems in the present, including things which were really very, very bad.

SCHLANGER: Well, you’ve certainly played a role in providing a perspective for the future, based on the work you did, first with your husband, and now since his passing, you’ve continued. And that’s reflected in the work of the International Peace Coalition, which will be meeting again this week. What can you tell us about the plans for this Friday’s meeting?

ZEPP-LAROUCHE: We will have several speakers, from Southwest Asia, because obviously the month of September will be the UN General Assembly, and we want to mobilize everything, every country, every force for the UN Resolution Uniting for Peace (377). So we will have several speakers there on that topic, from Israel, from Palestine, from the region. And, naturally, we will hopefully have some major Chinese speaker commenting on the result of the SCO and the present new situation. So you absolutely have to participate in it: Because the IPC meeting has become the place where every week, you find from top experts, from the relevant regions, what you will not hear from the radio or the TV of the mainstream media. So, please participate, and help us to make the IPC larger and larger, until we become the dominant force, fighting for peace.

SCHLANGER: And you can register for this week’s session at the Schiller Institute website, and it’s going to be at 11 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday.

Any final thoughts, Helga? I know this is quite an emotionally charged week, with these developments: How are you handling it?

ZEPP-LAROUCHE: I have been fighting for my whole life, or almost my whole life, but starting very young, for this to happen: A new world economic order which would allow every country on the planet to fulfill their potential. And I think we have made a major breakthrough. I think this is really a new era! It’s a break! Because it was building up as a potential for a very long time. But now it’s there, and it can only be increased. So, I think it’s something for people who have not been working on that for as long as I have and you have, Harley, I think it’s important to keep an open mind and make yourself familiar with it, and don’t go by prejudices you may have accumulated from whatever sources. Look at it! Because this is the ray of hope for all of humanity. And we have to make sure it reaches into Europe, and the United States, and that they participate.

SCHLANGER: We definitely need a ray of hope in Europe! OK, well, Helga, thanks for joining us today, and we’ll see you on Friday.

ZEPP-LAROUCHE: Yes, till Friday.

af Stewart Battle

31. august 2025 (EIRNS) – Søndag den 31. august indledte Shanghai Samarbejdsorganisationen (SCO) sit årlige topmøde i Tianjin, Kina, hvor ledere, der repræsenterer 43 % af verdens befolkning, er til stede.

Begivenheden, der finder sted på baggrund af omvæltningerne i den internationale orden efter Anden Verdenskrig, varer to dage og har det største deltagerantal nogensinde siden organisationens grundlæggelse i 2001, på trods af det enorme pres, der udøves mod nogle af dens førende medlemmer: Rusland, Kina og Indien. Kort sagt er verden i hastig forandring og ikke længere under det anglo-amerikanske etablissements kontrol. Af særlig betydning på topmødet var det bilaterale møde mellem den indiske premierminister Narendra Modi og Kinas præsident Xi Jinping. Indien er for nylig blevet ramt af 50 % told fra USA – et yndlingsværktøj, som amerikanerne bruger til at underkaste andre nationer – så Modis beslutning om at stå fast mod tolden og i stedet styrke relationerne med Kina får en meget væsentlig betydning. »Samarbejdet mellem os er knyttet til interesserne for 2,8 milliarder mennesker i vores to nationer,« sagde Modi til Xi og tilføjede, at deres samarbejde vil gøre det 21. århundrede til et ægte »asiatisk århundrede.« Xi bemærkede til gengæld, at »Kina og Indien er to gamle civilisationer i Østen« og »verdens to mest folkerige lande.«

Derfor bør vi »gøre det muligt for hinanden at opnå succes og få dragen og elefanten til at danse sammen.« Det er klart, at truslerne fra Vesten har den modsatte effekt.

Denne nye og dynamiske proces er allerede ved at omforme verden, selvom vanvid og ødelæggelse fra Vestens regelbaserede uorden forstyrrer den. Det er nu blevet bekræftet, at Israel i sidste uge myrdede Houthi-premierminister Ahmed al-Rahawi sammen med andre regeringsministre i Yemen, et angreb, der straks udløste trusler om gengældelse. Kun få dage tidligere meddelte de europæiske nationer, at de ville indføre »snapback«-sanktioner mod Iran, hvilket implicit støttede den vanvittige optrappende krigspolitik mod Iran. Og i baggrunden for dette foregår det fortsatte grusomme folkemord og tvungne fordrivelse af palæstinensere, der måske kun har uger eller dage tilbage at leve i. Ud over at være kriminelle og umenneskelige truer disse begivenheder med at kaste regionen ud i totalt kaos og krig i den nærmeste fremtid.

Tianjin-topmødet og det kommende Østlige Økonomiske Forum i Vladivostok, Rusland, den 3.-6. september repræsenterer et perspektiv på økonomisk udvikling, samarbejde og en bedre fremtid for menneskeheden. Hvor anderledes ville verden være, hvis Europa og USA valgte at samarbejde med denne voksende dynamik, i stedet for at bekæmpe den? Hvor let kunne disse brutale konflikter løses, og liv reddes? Hvordan ville vores befolkninger i Vesten ændre sig, hvis vores budgetter ikke blev brugt på bomber, krige og »genoprustning«, men snarere på at gøre ørkener grønne, eksportere højhastighedstog og levere avanceret atomkraftteknologi til det Globale Syd? Kunne denne form for fremtidsorienteret perspektiv afhjælpe Vestens nuværende epidemi af selvmord, stofmisbrug og masseskyderier?

Menneskeheden står ved en skillevej, og det er stadig et åbent spørgsmål, om vi som art besidder den moralske egnethed til at overleve. Men døren er der, og vejen er belyst, så vi kan gribe en anden fremtid og for evigt gøre en ende på den oligarkiske politik for at dele og herske.

Billede: Group photograph with Heads of States/Heads of Governments at SCO Summit in Tianjin, China. Credit. Press Service of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

EU-landene uenige om skærpede sanktioner mod Israel under mødet i København

af Michelle Rasmussen, EIR
KØBENHAVN, 30. august 2025 (EIRNS) – I dag afholdt de 27 udenrigsministre i Den Europæiske Union et uformelt møde i København. I morges, før mødet, erklærede den danske statsminister Mette Frederiksen, at Danmark agter at bruge sit EU-formandskab til at samle støtte til at suspendere associeringsaftalen med Israel. I en kommentar til DR nyheder sagde hun:

– Den israelske regering lever ikke op til sit ansvar. Og vi må desværre konstatere, at vi ikke ser tegn på, at den israelske regering er klar til at ændre kurs. Kritikken er prellet af.

– Derfor må vi nu øge presset markant. Og forberede os på at straffe Israel økonomisk. Danmark stiller sig med EU-formandskabet i spidsen for at samle opbakning til at suspendere den del af EU’s associeringsaftale med Israel, der vedrører handel, indtil den israelske regering markant ændrer adfærd.

– Det er et alvorligt skridt at tage. Men situationen tilsiger det.

– Vi er bevidste om, at det kan blive svært at sikre den nødvendige opbakning. Men det afholder os ikke fra at gøre, hvad vi kan

Udenrigsminister Lars Løkke Rasmussen fordømte også Israel for at have forårsaget en humanitær katastrofe og opfordrede til hårdere foranstaltninger.

Det vigtigste budskab fra mødet er dog, at der ikke blev opnået enighed om at træffe sådanne foranstaltninger. EU-medlemslandene er splittede i dette spørgsmål, hvor blandt andet Spanien, Danmark, Holland, Sverige og Irland opfordrer til hårdere foranstaltninger, mens Tyskland, Østrig, Ungarn og Italien ifølge DR Nyheder blokerer for dette. Den tyske udenrigsminister Johann Wadephul sagde i et interview med DR, at Tyskland af historiske årsager ikke ville være det første, men snarere det sidste land, der ville give sit samtykke.

Det eneste, de 27 udenrigsministre blev enige om, var at protestere mod USA’s intention om ikke at give visum til Den Palæstinensiske Myndighed (Palestinians Authority) til at deltage i FN’s Generalforsamling i New York City.

Den danske udenrigsminister søger at suspendere EU’s handelsaftale med Israel

KØBENHAVN, 31. august 2025 (EIRNS) – Forud for det uformelle møde mellem de 27 EU-udenrigsministre i København den 30. august talte den danske udenrigsminister Lars Løkke Rasmussen til journalisterne om at være vidne til “en humanitær katastrofe af helt vilde dimensioner. Det skal stoppe. Vi har talt lidt til [Israels] døve ører, og derfor er tiden kommet til, at vi nu sætte handling bag,” herunder at sanktionere ministre, der støtter ulovlige bosættelser, Horizon-delen af handelsaftalen mellem EU og Israel, og nu at suspendere aftalen som helhed. Han opfordrede også til at genåbne den medicinske korridor fra Gaza til Østjerusalem for at behandle hårdt sårede patienter der.

Under pressekonferencen efter mødet talte Lars Løkke om “den humanitære katastrofe i Gaza. Den daglige grusomme vold fortsætter, og så sent som i sidste uge erklærede FN hungersnød i Gaza. Israels handlinger går langt ud over selvforsvar, og vi har gentagne gange opfordret Israel til at stoppe krigen og ændre kurs. I dag har jeg opfordret EU-medlemslandene til at øge presset på Israel for at ændre kurs, og jeg tror, at vi alle deler bekymringen over den humanitære situation, og at vi alle ønsker, at krigen i Gaza slutter, og at gidslerne bliver frigivet. Som en måde at øge presset støtter Danmark

suspensionen af handelskapitlet i associeringsaftalen med Israel. Vi vil fortsætte med at arbejde for at sikre den nødvendige støtte blandt EU-landene til at gøre dette… Vi må omsætte ord til handling.”

Men som rapporteret i går var medlemslandene uenige om dette forslag og andre foranstaltninger for at lægge pres på Israel. Under spørgetiden spurgte det tyske nyhedsmedie Deutsche Welle om, hvordan man skulle reagere på beskyldningen om, at foranstaltninger mod Israel vil hjælpe Hamas. Lars Løkke sagde, at hvis vi lægger pres på Israel, styrker vi ikke Hamas. Israel underminerer to-statsløsningen. Tværtimod, hvis vi ikke handler, øger vi de ekstremistiske elementer på begge sider.

Der var en pro-palæstinensisk demonstration uden for mødestedet, og ministeren udtrykte i et interview, at han deler deres frustration.

Video interview med Lars Løkke inden mødet her her.

Videoen med Lars Løkke under pressekonferencen efter mødet er her.

Af Michelle Rasmussen, EIR

KØBENHAVN, 30. august 2025 (EIRNS) – Da den spanske udenrigsminister José Manuel Albares Bueno i dag ankom til EU’s udenrigsministres uformelle møde i København, sagde han til journalisterne:

Spanien har foreslået en handlingsplan for Gaza og Palæstina. EU gør for lidt og for sent, gør intet, opnår ingenting. Så tiden for erklæringer er forbi. Vi må bevæge os fremad. …

For det første skal vi indføre en våbenembargo på salg af våben fra EU.

For det andet skal vi udvide listen over personer, der er underlagt sanktioner, til at omfatte alle der ønsker at ødelægge to-statsløsningen, som er den eneste løsning, der kan bringe fred til Mellemøsten.

For det tredje skal vi yde meget omfattende økonomisk støtte til Den Palæstinensiske Myndighed (Palestinian Authority), som har haft det svært, fordi Israel tilbageholder de skatter, der skulle gå til denne myndighed.

Og for det fjerde skal vi håndhæve og overholde alle afgørelser og alle rådgivende udtalelser fra Den Internationale Domstol, f.eks. ved at standse al handel med produkter fra de ulovlige bosættelser.

Og på grundlag af artikel 2 i associeringsaftalen (Council of Association) mellem EU og Israel foreslår vi en fuldstændig suspension af denne aftale mellem EU og Israel.

“Vi kan ikke fortsætte som normalt, når vi ser denne utrolige og forfærdelige humanitære situation i Gaza, hvor tusinder af palæstinensere står over for at dø af sult, af en hungersnød, som Israel har fremprovokeret. Og vi taler om børn, om babyer. Det er uacceptabelt. EU kan kun forholde sig til Israel gennem menneskerettigheder, og hvis der er tale om en massiv krænkelse, som Kommissionens rapport klart har tilkendegivet, må vi handle. Det er ikke tid til ord. Det er tid til handling, handling for at stoppe krigen, handling for at bryde Israels blokade af Gaza, og derfor har Spanien foreslået en handlingsplan med tiltag, der i øvrigt ikke er noget ekstraordinært. Det handler blot om at opfylde og overholde vores egen lovgivning eller europæisk lovgivning, det er alt.

Udenrigsminister Albares talte derefter om den øgede støtte til anerkendelse af en palæstinensisk stat, som Spanien har ført an i EU, og kritiserede tilbageholdelsen af visa til Den Palæstinensiske Myndighed, så den kan deltage i FN’s Generalforsamling i New York, hvilket han sagde burde være et klart budskab fra dagens møde.

Videoen kan ses her. 

Billede: Audiovisual Service – Informal meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers (GYMNICH) in Copenhagen, Denmark