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Highlights:
Unrest in Charlotte
Violent protests erupted in Charlotte, North Carolina, after a black police officer fatally shot a black man who allegedly refused to lay down his gun.The protests turned violent Tuesday night, prompting Gov. Pat McCrory to declare a state of emergency and call out the National Guard.It has never been more critical than it is now to understand how to solve America’s race problems.Global financial crisis brewing
In its quarterly report, published September 18, the Bank of International Settlements warned of growing instability in financial markets, especially in China.This instability “does not seem to be cataclysmic,” wrote George Friedman. “[B]ut given that Germany is at the heart of the earthquake, even a moderate shaking will bring [Germany’s export-driven economy] down.”In its annual report, published September 22, the United Nations Conference on Trade warned of greater instability and prospects of epic debt defaults.Herbert W. Armstrong warned in 1984 that a massive banking crisis in America “could suddenly result in triggering European nations to unite as a new world power larger than either the Soviet Union or the U.S.”Our free booklet He Was Right explains more.President Obama’s United Nations speech
In his final presidential address to the United Nations, Barack Obama said he believes global security can be achieved only if nations give up autonomy and freedom to international bodies like the UN General Assembly.“We can only realize the promise of this institution’s founding to replace the ravages of war with cooperation if powerful nations like my own accept constraints,” he said.This frank admission resembles the ideals of President Obama’s mentor, Frank Marshall Davis, who believed the world’s greatest threat was “Anglo-American imperialist domination.”Cause of the Syrian civil war
In an opinion piece in the New York Times titled “Iran Must Stop Meddling in Arab Affairs,” Saad Hariri, son of murdered former Prime Minister of Lebanon Rafik Hariri, blamed Iran’s proxy Hezbollah for his father’s death.Hariri also blamed Iran for causing the Syrian civil war, as well as many other conflicts in the region.“Iranian officials brazenly boast that their country is now in control of four Arab capitals—Beirut, Baghdad, Sana and Damascus—and gloat over their hegemony.”Long live Vladimir Putin?
On September 18, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party secured a massive victory in the nation’s parliamentary elections.Putin now has more tools to tighten his grip on power, paving the way for him to change the constitution at his will.This victory has given more weight to the belief that Putin will be Russia’s ruler for as long as he lives.Other news:
On September 17, there were three terrorist attacks in the United States; one at a mall in Minnesota, another on a street in New York, and another at charity race in New Jersey.A new analysis in War on the Rocks cautioned that “China’s artificial islands are bigger (and a bigger deal) than you think.”Get more details on these stories and more by subscribing to the Trumpet Weekly!
