The situation is explosive, but Trump has a way out—do nothing, wu wei. It’s easier than pushing for something that grows harder by the day. An unstable mix of long- and short-term pulls is stoking tensions and bringing everyone closer to an unpredictable blast. Short-term US hesitation and zig-zags put many countries close to the […]
Hegseth’s speech in Singapore about China may not have reassured but worried allies and adversaries in the region. Is something that is not quite right in America today? Washington should deeply rethink its steps. In his recent speech in Singapore, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth pledged to defend the region against Chinese aggression and […]
The agreement signed in London by the United Kingdom and the European Union confirms what we have been seeing throughout this year, namely that Britain and Europe are getting closer again after the divisive nine years since the Brexit referendum. Yet to get to this agreement required the British prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer, to […]
By: Cardinal Pietro Parolin Speech delivered by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, at the Reception at the United Nations – New York (May 19th 2025), on the Occasion of the Election of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV. Excellencies, distinguished ambassadors, ladies and gentlemen,It is a pleasure to address you today, as we gather […]
Democracy is not perfect. It has flaws that were apparent to the ancient Greeks and that modernity has attempted to rectify. Present challenges may require those fixes again. Democracy was born with an existential flaw, as the Hellenist Luciano Canfora warns. The rabble (perhaps a more accurate translation of the ancient Greek demos than “the people”) elects its leader. […]
On May 20 (375), the Council of Nicaea began, which would than define the divinity of Jesus and the Trinitarian dimension of the Christian God. Heiner Wilmer, Catholic bishop of Hildesheim (Germany), shows how significant ideas for restoring strength and substance to our democracies in crisis are hidden in the structural folds of this Christological […]
America needs a comprehensive strategy to address the current global challenges. Without it, even short-term gains may turn into severe medium and long-term setbacks On Sunday, Pope Leo XIV, the head of the Catholic Church, a beacon of Christianity, and a continuity with ancient Rome, is inaugurated. The Church’s long-term view helped it survive for […]
