It’s a battle for the hearts and minds of the rich. Will they believe in the old metallic foundation of money – gold — or the modern underpinning of currency — credit, and thus, after the Protestant Reformation, in God? The US dollar bears the inscription “In God We Trust.” It’s a matter of faith. […]
On the eve of controversial elections in war-torn Myanmar (to start on December 28) and as Thailand and Cambodia seem unable to stop clashes and regional tensions escalate, it’s worth noting what it took to achieve peace in Cambodia between the late 1980s and early 1990s. Pansak Vinyaratn was one of the architects of the […]
China’s assertiveness and America’s withdrawal are creating short circuits and bringing the world into a nuclear escalation. Both China and the US would lose. They need serious steps to avert the worst. Just hours before the 2025 winter solstice, the Japanese press reported that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering building a nuclear bomb. Similar […]
Are law and prophecy, as well as social order and social transformation, necessarily antagonistic forces? What kind of legal system does a democratic society need to establish new and more relevant conditions for its operation? A dialogue between theology, law, and politics could offer new perspectives for both the Catholic Church and our contemporary societies […]
Accusations levelled too strenuously at others often reveal the accuser’s own failings – a psychological defense called displacement or projection, what the New Testament (John 8:7) meant in warning against “casting the first stone.” Inflammatory selective accusations – “autocrat,” “aggressor,” “terrorist,” “authoritarian,” and other swear-words – are hurled at adversaries with subjective enthusiasm but little […]
A question might haunt Washington: who should decide on international policy, the US alone or in consultation with allies? Ancient Rome faced the same trouble. On December 15, the head of the UK intelligence agency MI6, Blaise Metreweli, in her first public speech, said, “We are now operating in a space between peace and war,” […]
The EU vote to seize Russian assets is a significant loss for the comrade President and has cast a ballot in the negotiations nobody can ignore. Some things are unclear about the prospects following the EU’s decision to seize €210 billion in Russian assets. A few are very clear. Yet none, the clear and unclear, […]
