In the Trump-Xi meeting, the long-term issues are the backdrop the two won’t discuss. They strain bilateral ties, but are too thorny to touch. Both will wait for the midterm elections. (based on a conversation with Marco Mayer) The May 13-15 Beijing summit between US and Chinese presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping takes place […]
Twelve months into the Pontificate, on the eve of his first Encyclical, the point of who is Pope Prevost The forthcoming encyclical — whose publication is now imminent — will enrich the theological and pastoral framework of Leo XIV’s pontificate. The year since his appointment (8 May 2025) illustrates his style. Not showy, not clamorous, […]
Absolute power with absolute faith. Beijing’s single-minded, long-term race to win the future, and the Western loss of religion and contemporary belief in the moment. Some long-term considerations on the eve of Trump’s visit to Beijing. US President Donald Trump will travel to China in a few days, possibly seeking a temporary fix or respite […]
Evil, as the opposite of good, affirms the necessity and existence of good itself. But in the new wave of horror films, traditional faiths are not the answer. 2025 was a particularly strong year for horror cinema, with films of exceptional quality that made the most of the genre’s potential. Last year, more than 200 […]
On the eve of Trump’s visit to China, the outline of a new Cold War looms larger. Only the Holy See might help. In November 2011, President Barack Obama launched the historic “Pivot to Asia.” After centuries of focus on transatlantic relations, the US shifted its attention to the Asia-Pacific (and to China in particular), […]
Trump’s presidency is the latest development of a long way where those “left behind” rallied for a new messianism that changed the old deism of the framers and ushered in a new religious-political wave of the US. Currently, judgment seems to prevail over understanding when it comes to the United States. However, without understanding, judgment […]
One more Christian Church at the service of Power. The perilous path of Belgrade’s patriarchate, following Moscow’s inspiration and lighting a potential fire close to Rome. Five years on from 18 February 2021, when Prvoslav Perić became patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church under the monastic name Porfirije, the positive and open image he projected […]
