The war between Russia and Ukraine, first, and Hamas’s attack on Israel have changed the rules. The US and Israel have responded by raising the stakes. It is a new world in which the United Nations no longer exists. Another space for international mediation is needed, and perhaps it should arise under the Pope’s aegis. […]
China is hedging its bet on Russia and might signal it’s willing to find a way out, but the US can’t ignore Beijing’s stakes in Moscow. Until a few months ago, the Ukrainian ambassador to China was shunned by all Beijing’s departments; then, on February 13, 2026, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Ukrainian […]
The popular spread is becoming American, an occasion to help find a new identity for the peninsula, and the US, or lose it. It happened only to Coca-Cola, the symbolic brand that represented — and still represents — America. During the Cold War, people weren’t drinking a cold, fizzy syrup; they were swallowing, in large […]
The April US-China summit is suddenly in question. Beijing wants to talk politics rather than trade and believes it has the upper hand. And there is a bigger calculation The April summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping may never occur. Beijing has warned that US arms sales to Taiwan (the […]
Kim’s Kingdom against Asia The 4th Kim to ascend to the North Korean throne foils all hopes of reunification with the South and unravels the region’s current political geography. With the reported appointment of a fourth Kim as ruler, North Korea has de facto become the first absolute hereditary monarchy of modern times. It’s not […]
For the American pope, China is the center of problems affecting the Vatican, the US, and future centuries. The PRC can worsen internal splits. It remains one of the Holy See’s biggest challenges. Many American Catholics oppose and are hostile to the dialogue between the Holy See and the People’s Republic of China (PRC). They […]
A nuclear arsenal could be turned over to a kid – 13-year-old Kim Ju-an is about to become North Korea’s heir apparent, with unfathomable consequences for China as well. The US has a role. About 20 years ago, the then North Korean paramount leader, Kim Jong-il, brought his youngest son, Kim Jong-un, to Beijing to […]
