Hundred Years of the Feast of Christ the King: This Kingdom Is Different. Christ rules not through strength but through devotion. Pope Leo XIV urges us to make the Kingdom of God real by standing in solidarity with the poor. Exactly one hundred years ago, the Feast of Christ the King was celebrated for the […]
Tokyo’s statement on the island and its security reveals an open wound: China’s ambitions in the East China Sea, amid increasing regional hostility, and the outcome remains very uncertain. The Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi’s recent statement on Taiwan (the island, de facto independent but de jure part of one China) shifted Asian and global dynamics […]
Netanyahu’s political mistakes in Gaza could have placed his country in new restrictions, making life harder for Jewish people and their allies worldwide. Meanwhile, a new Middle Eastern political landscape is emerging. Giuseppe Cucchi, a seasoned expert on the Middle East, explains that Iran’s defeat against Israel over the past two years has resulted in […]
The attrition around China is not entirely unprecedented. Now if the USA stops believing in its system, it may lose it all. Just hours before Zohran Mamdani’s election as mayor of New York, the most important and iconic American city, Dick Cheney, the heart and mind of traditional, centrist conservative America, passed away. Perhaps a […]
It’s a battle of systems, where both have advantages. If America doesn’t fully leverage its long-term strengths, it might lose. Markets can breathe for a few months. US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, reached an agreement that averted a trade Armageddon. It may not be a real thaw, but it’s certainly […]
The upcoming US-China summit in Korea will be the first of its kind, with the PRC holding a strategic advantage over the US. How did Xi consolidate power internally, and what are his risks? This is a reprint of an essay on the topic from 30 months ago. It will be the sixth meeting between […]
The meeting with Putin was canceled; will the one with Xi be the same? The conference is de facto scheduled during Cold War II. Expectations can’t be high, but it would be a significant achievement to limit escalations. The summit between American President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping could be a meeting […]
