In late January, Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez announced her intention to introduce a general amnesty law covering the period from 1999 to the present. On February 5, the ruling party presented a bill to the National Assembly that would contribute to rebuilding democratic coexistence among Venezuelan citizens by granting amnesty. Critics of the proposed law […]
Dear Mr. Thiel, We don’t know each other, and to be honest, I was hesitant to write you this letter. However, a friend of mine who is intrigued by you — not as a venture capitalist, but as a human being — convinced me. Sometimes friends can see things you don’t see, and people with […]
China and Iran are short-circuiting the American agenda. US President Donald Trump said he might delay his summit in Beijing with President Xi Jinping because of the ongoing war in Iran. Dennis Wilder, a former White House expert on China, reportedly said it would be bad optics if Trump met with Xi while the US […]
Iraq and Iran, barely separated by a consonant’s ending, are close even in alphabetical order, bringing back many memories. China may require a major political shift. It was impossible in the past 50 years because power was dispersed. It might now be possible since President Xi Jinping has concentrated all the power. However, they could […]
On Saturday, March 7, Pope Leo XIV announced the appointment of the new apostolic nuncio (ambassador of the Holy See) to the United States. Cardinal Christophe Pierre will be succeeded by Msgr. Gabriele Caccia, who is currently the Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations in New York. This appointment seems logical in terms […]
In this article, Francesco Sisci “heretically” compares two organizational models that seem to be opposites: the Catholic Church and the Chinese Communist Party. Why is this comparison important for the Church, both as an institution and as a community of faith? The Catholic Church is incapable of viewing itself from an outside perspective and never […]
The rise of multipolarity and the US demands for Iran’s unconditional surrender could spiral events out of control. (We are experiencing technical difficulties, and the web doesn’t ‘like’ something about the date, but the article was actually published on March 8. Apologies) Iran might have little incentive to concede to US demands until after the […]
