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Back to ChIndia

Francesco Sisci / Director

- Asia -

20 August 2025

The ghost of a new, strong China-India relationship is looming, threatening to weigh on the whole Asian balance of power and the ongoing war in Ukraine. The US may have lost a battle. As US President Donald Trump met in Washington with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, and a group of European leaders, China and […]

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The Responsible Pro-Palestinian

Marco Mayer /

- Middle East -

18 August 2025

By Marco Mayer and Valeria Fargion An actual Palestinian state requires, as a precondition, the disarmament of the Hamas terrorist organization. The international community should push for it, or further destabilization will ensue. Is it realistic to resume the “Two Peoples/ Two States” project as long as Hamas’s Al Qassam Brigades are operational in Gaza? Advocates of an actual Palestinian […]

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Peace as Policy: A Sustainable Path for Thai–Cambodian Relations

Pansak Vinyaratn /

- Asia -

17 August 2025

At a time when tensions along the Thai–Cambodian border continue to bring loss and hardship, it is worth revisiting a simple but powerful idea: peace is the most effective and least costly tool for preserving life. Peace should not be seen only as an ideal but as a pragmatic strategy. It requires fewer resources, delivers […]

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A Russian Trap for Trump?

Francesco Sisci / Director

- America -

17 August 2025

Russia may wage a new hybrid war against the US to drive wedges domestically and internationally. The Alaska summit could be an example. Israel fell for a similar ruse with Hamas. The Hamas October 7 massacre and kidnapping were not a desperate and senseless terrorist action; it’s now clear. It was the first step of […]

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A Global Historic Story in an Ancient Map

Ge Zhaoguang /

- Culture -

14 August 2025

Revisiting Ancient China’s World Knowledge (talk delivered at the Hong Kong Book Fair in July) By the late 16th century, before Europeans arrived in China via sea routes, how much did ancient Chinese people know about the world? How did they imagine and understand the world they inhabited? This is not merely a question of […]

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The Elephant in the Alaska Room

Francesco Sisci / Director

- China -

12 August 2025

The Trump-Putin summit puts Xi Jinping in an impossible situation, trying to double-guess both. It all started from wrong assessments of the international situation. Perhaps China should stop fighting Buddha’s fingers and instead try to become Buddha. The summit between the US and Russian Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will be held in Alaska, […]

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US: Church, Nation, and Pope Leo

Marcello Neri /

- America -

11 August 2025

The conclave that led to the election of Pope Leo XIV was more geopolitical than its participants were willing to admit. It also demonstrated that the Catholic Church is capable of making timely decisions in response to global emergencies when taking a stand within a world order undergoing profound transformation, if not outright disintegration. The […]