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Wages of Betrayal

The CIA, openly fishing for informants in the Chinese Communist Party, pries open the contradictions of the system. It plants the seeds of a plague-like provocation that could infuriate Beijing and increase its entropy The following report results from Marco Mayer‘s conversation with Francesco Sisci in Rome last week. This week, all the main international […]

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Nuclear Fusion Race

Nuclear Fusion Power plants promise to fulfill the dream of clean and unextinguishable energy. They would radically change how we view industry, production, and consumption, opening limitless opportunities for mankind. Yet because of this, they are the ultimate technological frontier and bitter power competition, exacerbated in the present climate. The practical application is still far […]

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Serbia’s Patriarch Backs Putin, Snubs Protesting Students

Religion as a political tool – The Russian Church is tying a knot with the Serbian Church to draw Belgrade closer to Moscow There is a moment during the triumphant visit of Patriarch Porfirije of Belgrade to Moscow (April 21-26) where any openness toward the “social revolution” sparked by Serbian students on November 1, 2024—following […]

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China’s New Revolution of Culture

Unlike the messy attempt launched 60 years ago, a whole cycle of the Chinese zodiac, this is a serious, systematic effort. It is a Revolution of Culture and not a Cultural Revolution. However, whereas China was isolated then, now it is the world’s biggest trading power, and a domestic reset might ill coincide with national […]

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Unravelling Trump

China isn’t blinking on tariffs; inflation and recession loom globally. The US has three choices moving forward, all extremely tricky, while Beijing waits and reacts, fighting a trade guerrilla. Over the past week, US officials have stated that talks with China on tariffs have begun, only for Beijing to deny it each time. The Trump […]

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Francis’ Revolutions

The revolutionary Pope who loved China, and whose love was not fully reciprocated. The Church is at a crossroads in the choice of its next guide. It could be time for a black man in white. Francis was a Pope who wanted to change the Church and the world. He set the machinery in motion. […]

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Vatican Messages for Vance

On the Eve of Meeting with U.S. Vice President Vance (Scheduled for Saturday), Cardinal Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, Gives an Interview to Iacopo Scaramuzzi of the daily La Repubblica The topics covered included the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, the role of the European Union, relations with China, and the reorganization of the world order […]