After the PLA purges and on the eve of the 2027 Party Congress, a trade deal is much more than tariffs for China and the US. It is the heart of politics. During the war with Ukraine, Russia discovered that its oil supply to Europe is a two-way street: your essential product goes out, and […]
Catholicism and communism have many overlaps. Many revolutionaries studied in Catholic schools, and for them, the gospel was the first step toward getting hooked on Marx’s Manifesto. Yet none is like the story of Camillo Torres, the Colombian priest turned guerrillero, the inspiration of Liberation Theology that rocked the Church for decades. It risked splitting […]
The last demotions wipe the slate clean of the old PLA leadership, calling into question Beijing’s past strategic assessments as well. It’s unclear what China will think in the future. Official News Agency Xinhua announced on Saturday that Zhang Youxia, China’s highest-ranking general, second only to President Xi Jinping, and PLA (People’s Liberation Army) chief […]
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 […]
