Iran’s move on Hormuz is short-term. If it doesn’t get its act together, the whole region could turn against it. US boots on the ground in Iran won’t work. But a coalition of disgruntled neighbors could move against Tehran, changing the ball game. The new wave of attacks against Iran has an undefined time frame, […]
The Church has problems with China and the Catholics there, but they are different in nature from those with the SSPX. Many people, rightly concerned about the life of the Church, have blamed the Pope for excommunicating the SSPX while maintaining dialogue with the Chinese Church, controlled by the communists. It’s indeed a thorny issue, […]
Things look simpler from a distance, and the same may be true of the recent change of government in Albion, no longer so chilly (with temperatures above 30 degrees). Surely that’s why we may get it wrong, but, well, sometimes that’s how it goes. So, with the due apologies offered in advance, as the Chinese […]
Times are risky; intellectuals should be extra careful not to make ‘enemies for free.’ Wars cannot be holy in any way; the US would lose most from it. Some European and American liberal intellectuals seem to be absolving their own consciences. They place themselves on a pedestal and might worsen issues by lashing out at […]
The potential loss of Orban in Hungary could trigger a series of events that might alter the continent. On April 13, the day after the Hungarian parliamentary elections, Europe could turn a new page. Less than two weeks before the vote, the opposition to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, led by the Tisza Party, is clearly […]
The twin controversies about the northern island and the FED could undermine the dollar and cast a shadow on the April summit with China. There is no formal link between the two. Yet they are connected in time – the crisis over Greenland, the island that US President Donald Trump wants for America, and the […]
As the fate of Venezuela hangs in the balance, the future of Iran is uncertain, but the US should be careful not to become entangled in a trap that could unravel many of the region’s American interests. (with updates) The US has carried out strikes inside Venezuela. Explosions rocked the capital, Caracas, following months of […]
