Lecture by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of the Holy See, who urges international diplomacy to find new paths to justice and peace within a rapidly changing geopolitical context. Towards the construction of a new world order that guarantees stability for peoples and countries, renewing the effectiveness of international law in the face of […]
Three American cardinals — B.J. Cupich (Chicago), R.W. McElroy (Washington), and J.W. Tobin (Newark) — have signed a joint statement calling for a thorough review of the Trump administration’s international policy. “The events in Venezuela, Ukraine, and Greenland have raised fundamental questions about the use of military force and the meaning of peace. The sovereign […]
The twin controversies about the northern island and the FED could undermine the dollar and cast a shadow on the April summit with China. There is no formal link between the two. Yet they are connected in time – the crisis over Greenland, the island that US President Donald Trump wants for America, and the […]
It’s not just a war in the trenches of Ukraine, it’s a battle for the hearts and minds of people of the post Soviet world. Moscow made it ideological, and it is determined to win it against the Rome-supported Greek Orthodox Patriarch. It usually happens in post-Soviet Russia. One runs into the sanctification of a […]
Beijing may face challenges in using history to advance its claims, while the US may face them regarding its future standing in the world China likes to use history to make its political points. But it may no longer work. History is helpful as an example to tell contemporary people that something from the past […]
The American show of force in Venezuela may put a different spin on the PLA’s complex military transition and the party’s future political direction. “The US operation to abduct Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro serves as a reminder for China to bolster its air defenses and counter-intelligence protections,” reported the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post, […]
China may be playing a complex chess game in Eurasia, with North Korea, Russia, and Taiwan as its pawns against the United States. The war in Ukraine created a new opportunity for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to pursue politics as his grandfather, Kim Il-sung, did eight decades ago between China and Russia. He gained […]
