America’s small and big mistakes pave the way for China’s rise as leader of a new multipolar world. Clumsiness in European politics could spin all out of control. Will Trump rethink? After the AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt, the loudest noise was French radical-right leader Marine Le Pen’s silence. She may fear that the AfD scares […]
The rise of Germany’s AfD and Italy’s Vannacci brings back the temptations of WWII. It’s easy to fall for easy answers to complex questions. Yet the alternative is even simpler: do Europeans really want to be ruled by Moscow? The dual challenge posed by the AfD in Germany and by Roberto Vannacci in Italy risks […]
Chronicles of wars and the search for broad theories converge on the US difficulties in striking tariff deals and the march to the Chinese Party Congress, where Xi could accrue more power than Mao The 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games opened in Beijing on August 22 and will run through August 26. The numbers alone […]
Beijing may think the US order is gone, and the world will descend into chaos for decades. Still, America may be entering a new phase, and some calculations could be wrong. Beijing may believe that Donald Trump’s 2016 election and his return to office eight years later are not accidents but part of a deeper […]
Zhu Rongji, born on October 23, 1928, died on August 12, 2026. He was a premier and a great modernizer of China’s financial system. Yet his legacy seems to have faded. No passing might be untimely. Premier Zhu Rongji was the man who reformed the financial system and pushed for China to join the WTO […]
The absence of the supreme leader, the internal doubts about his presence, and the power divisions are making Iran a failing state, spreading chaos up to China. What will Beijing do? Iranian regime media have claimed that the emerging Iran-Oman deal would enable Iran to maintain control of the Strait of Hormuz. Still, many Americans […]
The 2027 Party congress could expand the president’s controls. He is winning, but he faces internal and external pressures. The international muddle helps him, though it’s very tricky. The Chinese Communist Party (CPC) Congress scheduled for autumn 2027 could be one of the most delicate and significant in its history. President Xi Jinping will extend […]
