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 […]
There is more to the US-China TikTok dispute than meets the eye. It’s the future role of IPR and modernity. The agreement reached by the US and China for the sale of the Chinese platform TikTok is a landmark. The Chinese will retain a 20% share ownership, and with that, the algorithm, which is foundational […]
China is fully prepared to confront the United States, ultimately leading to a possible global financial collapse. With Covid, it had almost a rehearsal of a war economy. The USA apparently isn’t, and perhaps it doesn’t have a plan B other than talks. America has upended its system and network of alliances, irritated allies and […]
Pope Leo’s first words underline a continuity with Pope Francis about the centrality of the poor in the Church. Still, his denunciation is less direct. Signed on October 4th and published on October 9th, the apostolic exhortation Dilexi te is Francis’s last word and Leo’s first. Beyond the title, which recalls the encyclical Dilexit nos […]
Beijing is confident because it has achieved several successes in recent months and relies on the US’s persistence in making mistakes. Still, America remains much stronger. Will it get it right and alter the course of history? There are three aspects to the US-China issue: short-term, medium-term, and long-term. In the short term, China has […]
The upcoming papal document will tackle the most sensitive issue right now — immigration; but it will take a different approach from the one adopted by some global governments. To sign his first document, he wore the mozzetta, a tradition that had not been observed since the time of Paul VI. A few hours later, […]
