Professor Ge Zhaoguang is, without a doubt, the most important historian of Chinese thought alive. In a few words, his seminal work is focused on comprehending traditional Chinese thinking through a more modern and contemporary model. He also devoted much research to understanding Western approaches to China, and thus, he contributed to a new perception […]
A cavallo del 22 agosto, giornata dedicata dall’ONU alla memoria delle vittime della violenza antireligiosa sono usciti due studi importanti e due note sulla questione. Gli studi riguardano l’impressionante crescita di vittime cristiane nella Nigeria (Observatory for Religious Freedom in Africa – ORFA, Contrastare il mito dell’indifferenza religiosa nel territorio della Nigeria) e la situazione […]
The recent electoral results from Germany’s Länder interweave short-term concerns and long-term challenges, and these challenges extend to China, which is facing the choices Germany made a century ago. The immediate implications of the Saxony and Thuringia elections—precisely the success of the AfD and BSW—are compounded by the complex nature of local government coalitions. The […]
Israel must provide a project for the Palestinian people without consulting Hamas to get out of the political stalemate and stem the rising tide of antisemitism. It may need the Vatican to make it work. Michel Korinmann’s book on the roots of antisemitism in Germany (Deutschland über Alles, available in French) is crucial. He documents […]
China’s rising challenge presents an opportunity for the United States to articulate a more compelling world order grounded in its values, technologies, and a new set of infrastructures. The Vatican could help In the early 1990s, as the victor of the Cold War, the United States embarked on its globalization project. In essence, this initiative […]
Donald Trump is sinking in the opinion polls behind Kamala Harris, but the game is far from over The political landscape remains fluid as Donald Trump faces a significant decline in opinion polls, trailing behind Vice President Kamala Harris. The margin between the two candidates is slim, and with two months to go before the […]
The Ukrainian offensive in the Russian Kursk region has been underway for a week now—this is not just a sortie but has broad strategic implications. It is unclear how the situation will evolve, but it is obviously a hard blow to Russian President Vladimir Putin, and the fallout could reach as far as Italy. After […]
