In this article, Francesco Sisci “heretically” compares two organizational models that seem to be opposites: the Catholic Church and the Chinese Communist Party. Why is this comparison important for the Church, both as an institution and as a community of faith? The Catholic Church is incapable of viewing itself from an outside perspective and never […]
The rise of multipolarity and the US demands for Iran’s unconditional surrender could spiral events out of control. (We are experiencing technical difficulties, and the web doesn’t ‘like’ something about the date, but the article was actually published on March 8. Apologies) Iran might have little incentive to concede to US demands until after the […]
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 […]
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 […]
To strengthen its position regarding China, the United States, under Trump, is restoring relations with allies. Conversation with Francesco Sisci. To counter the Chinese monopoly, the US State Department in Washington recently promoted an agreement with the European Union, Japan, and Mexico on rare earths. After a year of unilateralism, does the Trump administration suddenly […]
Japan’s elections amid controversies with China ring a regional alarm bell. Jingoism in one country will mean chauvinism in all the others, as the European slide into WWI proved a century ago. Is this beginning in Asia now? Beijing should tread carefully. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is poised to win Sunday’s snap elections by […]
