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United States, a crisis in parts of the Catholic Church

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21 October 2024

The world seems suspended in mid-air, awaiting the outcome of the American presidential elections and international political shifts according to the polls’ swings – and their interpretations. All anticipate the winner, hoping to have aligned themselves with him promptly. It’s as if the election results will resolve the American issue, on which—like it or not—the […]

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Global Cracks from the U.S. Political Divide

Francesco Sisci / Director

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11 October 2024

A few thousand votes in perhaps a dozen counties scattered across three or four states will determine the election of the next president of the United States. This choice holds significant implications for the destiny of 8 billion people worldwide due to the anticipated policy shifts between the two candidates. One, Kamala Harris, aims to […]

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American and Global Web of Silk Roads

Francesco Sisci / Director

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1 September 2024

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 […]

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Trump’s past mistakes and America’s future

Francesco Sisci / Director

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19 August 2024

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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 […]

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Empire and Christianity: No Water for Pilate’s Hands

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25 July 2024

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The history of Jesus is also that of walking a very fine line—a radical critique of the Roman imperial order (intertwining religious and political power) without aiming to topple or replace the Empire. Jesus contrasts the deification of the emperor with the presence of God in a marginal Jewish “prophet’s” everyday life. The two can […]

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US Rhetoric of Self-Destruction?

Francesco Sisci / Director

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19 July 2024

A general problem in these American elections is that the climate of rhetorical violence and the spread of conspiracy theories is a double-edged sword. Whoever uses it will also suffer from it, and unfortunately, the attempt on former President Donald Trump and the very bizarre interpretations given in the heat of the moment—and that will […]

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A Pandora’s Box for the Supreme Court

Francesco Sisci / Director

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2 July 2024

The ruling introduced the unprecedented principle that any US President can legally subvert the institutions. It has changed the US and the terms of its competition with Russia and China. Did the Supreme Court ruling open a Pandora’s box for the United States and the world? Looking at it from Rome it’s all very puzzling […]