Truth and smoke, mirrors and substance surrounding the recent twin events in China: the SCO meeting and the military showcase. Beijing claimed a new friendship with India and a world-class army. The overall message is one of defiance toward America. On September 3, with a historic military parade in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping showed […]
The thaw between China and India in Beijing grants Russia a major political victory, mainly delivered by the US’s fumbling and mismanagement. America needs to act fast and accurately to address the situation. In 1972, Nixon’s trip to China didn’t end the Vietnam War, but it offset the political debacle there and put a different […]
It’s much ado about something. The Indian shift away from the US could be a significant setback for America. Although nothing is set in stone, the United States could pay a price. (Marco Mayer interviews Francesco Sisci) (first published in the Italian magazine Starmag) On the eve of a historic meeting in Beijing between Indian […]
The Trump-Putin summit puts Xi Jinping in an impossible situation, trying to double-guess both. It all started from wrong assessments of the international situation. Perhaps China should stop fighting Buddha’s fingers and instead try to become Buddha. The summit between the US and Russian Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will be held in Alaska, […]
The conclave that led to the election of Pope Leo XIV was more geopolitical than its participants were willing to admit. It also demonstrated that the Catholic Church is capable of making timely decisions in response to global emergencies when taking a stand within a world order undergoing profound transformation, if not outright disintegration. The […]
In a nutshell, the challenges about China are the same as they were two decades ago. The US got it wrong then can it get it right now? Plus, today, Beijing has its domestic issues to solve with or without America. It’s one of the rarest events in history – its repetition a generation later. […]
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, […]
