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 […]
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 […]
