Can Christ help us speak with the world and understand it better than its opposite? It’s a matter of the AI revolution and the rule of law. The techno-billionaire Peter Thiel is fascinated by the anti-Christ. He gave lectures in Rome and recently even wrote an essay for the US Catholic magazine First Things (https://firstthings.com/the-pope-and-the-antichrist/). […]
Between Ukraine, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East, Rome is being called on to choose a strategic direction that its politics keeps putting off. It’s the real crux of the country. In Italy, the debate these days centers on the electoral law—controversial and complicated. Perhaps it’s flawed because it grants whoever reaches 40% a crushing […]
Beijing may have to decide where to draw the line and cut its losses in Ukraine. It may not want to follow Putin into the hole he has dug for himself. Russia’s war in Ukraine has exacted a toll unprecedented in Europe since the end of World War II. Moscow may have suffered over 1.4 […]
Realpolitik and power competition are strengthening the Myanmar military and reshaping regional and global geopolitics in a new direction. At stake is the fate of almost 4 billion people. At a special meeting in Bangkok on July 12, ASEAN decided to re-engage with the Myanmar Junta after a long diplomatic freeze following the February 2021 […]
Beijing has a clear, long-term strategy to survive and win a global power competition. It has nimbly adapted to setbacks. The US seems less clear. Asians may decide to move on the PRC alone. China and the rest of the world may be at a grand turning point, but it is very unclear which direction […]
Beijing may be facing a confusing short circuit in its economic and political calculations that could seriously harm China over the next few years. A huge and growing trade surplus seems to be the main obstacle driving China toward friction and conflict with much of the world. It is thus crucial for China to oppose […]
The 250th anniversary of the USA could be a turning point for its coming centuries and for the Catholic Church, which today, more than ever, is projecting itself into the world. It was, or is, a special place. The Americas were a place to find a new life, a new chance. They were especially so […]
