Hamas had a very effective three-pronged strategy against Israel, but it lacked support from Muslim states. Now, the attack on Iran shifts the entire calculation. The Israeli-Iranian war is in full swing, and it threatens to spread even further. It may be the right time to look at some of its roots. Hamas’s offensive plan […]
Israel attacked Iran to stop the salami tactics. Now Tehran and Moscow will choose to raise the stakes or to bargain. The uncertainty about China. Israel attacked Tehran’s Ayatollahs to stop the salami tactics of an unwinnable proxy war with Hamas in Gaza, Lebanon’s Hezbollah, and the Yemenite Houthis, while Iran was completing its nuclear […]
The lesson from the US crackdown on protests could be different in Beijing—suppressing uprisings without suppressing opposition would be a theological turn, akin to that with the Vatican. The Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported that: “Chinese state media have sought to portray the escalating Los Angeles protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies […]
Yesterday, Thursday 5 June, Pope Leo XIV met with the staff of the Secretariat of State of the Holy See. Marked out by a cordial and grateful atmosphere, this was perhaps the first programmatic act of the new pontificate. The reform of the Vatican Curia launched by Pope Francis has remained suspended, mainly due to […]
Trump and Xi talked about trade, but a Chinese malaise haunts America and stalls bilateral ties. To break the stalemate, Beijing should perhaps address the issue of democracy. It’s not ideal, and it’s not a deal, but at least after scores of tweets, statements, and public wailings, a call broke the months-long standoff. US President […]
The situation is explosive, but Trump has a way out—do nothing, wu wei. It’s easier than pushing for something that grows harder by the day. An unstable mix of long- and short-term pulls is stoking tensions and bringing everyone closer to an unpredictable blast. Short-term US hesitation and zig-zags put many countries close to the […]
Hegseth’s speech in Singapore about China may not have reassured but worried allies and adversaries in the region. Is something that is not quite right in America today? Washington should deeply rethink its steps. In his recent speech in Singapore, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth pledged to defend the region against Chinese aggression and […]
