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 […]
A question might haunt Washington: who should decide on international policy, the US alone or in consultation with allies? Ancient Rome faced the same trouble. On December 15, the head of the UK intelligence agency MI6, Blaise Metreweli, in her first public speech, said, “We are now operating in a space between peace and war,” […]
Trump achieved huge results in a few short months, but pressing for a Ukrainian deal against the EU starts a Russian domino effect that could end the US’s global role. US President Donald Trump is proving to be very innovative and adaptable in his foreign policy. He broke old molds and achieved unexpected breakthroughs. He […]
At long last, Italy decided to build a structure linking Sicily and the mainland. It will be a continental shift and a massive cultural change for Western civilization, provided Italian politics gets its act together. This is not a bridge; it is the end of one myth and perhaps the origin of another. Western civilization […]
America signed the trade accord, but Europeans are frustrated. It could change forever the mechanics of the American alliances, with earth-shattering fallouts. It’s common—almost universal—Europeans complain about the trade agreement they just signed with the United States. Moreover, will the tariffs America has imposed on half the world be effective? The issue is highly controversial, […]
The Premier’s fortuna is that no one else is eager to move on to rearmament, the big transatlantic agenda. But this also makes the Belpaese small and ultimately a burden for the allies. The ancient Roman notion of fortuna was a mix of skill and fate—the ability to take advantage of what chance had bestowed. Ancient China […]
The United States may want to drive a wedge between Russia and China, but lack of coordination is opening fissures with its allies. Thus, the US might achieve little or no results while Moscow gains much more political space. While US President Donald Trump is talking to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, he’s also engaging […]
