On the Eve of Meeting with U.S. Vice President Vance (Scheduled for Saturday), Cardinal Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, Gives an Interview to Iacopo Scaramuzzi of the daily La Repubblica The topics covered included the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, the role of the European Union, relations with China, and the reorganization of the world order […]
China’s army loyalty may need a better ideology, but this could depend on a trilemma — Negotiations, Alternative, or North Korea. Recent American fumbling with tariffs has given China more political elbow room (https://www.appiainstitute.org/articles/america/where-is-trump-going/ ). Still, Beijing has three choices about how to handle America’s challenges—negotiation with the US and the rest of the world […]
It will be a long and harsh winter if the US is ready for China, but America could prevail. If it’s not, China might win, or it might be chaos China remains resolute in the face of US tariffs, challenging the United States to engage in a comprehensive trade war that could disrupt both economies. […]
Is Beijing running a risky bet? If tariffs work for the US, its economy could implode. It might think a war could change things. Xi’s internal enemies may push for it, hoping for a reshuffle China has doubled down against US tariffs, apparently wagering that two outcomes will emerge: first, that the world will unite […]
The Vice President’s trip to the Vatican in the wake of controversial and earth-shattering tariffs is a dialogue between the super hard power and the super soft power of the world. The consequences could usher in a new era. The April 18-20 meeting between US Vice President JD Vance and representatives of the Holy See—likely […]
Beijing’s charm offensive with the world’s rich men may backfire. The PRC may misunderstand capitalist countries’ dynamics. The March 28 meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and 42 foreign billionaires showcased Beijing’s commitment to overseas investors and highlighted its centrality to its domestic audience. Another subtler goal might have been to win over global tycoons […]
Group thinking, social media, and esoteric information converge in the West and China, but Beijing might do it better. The risk of autocracy is in the control of information. It could stifle it all, as the freedom of thought generated modernity. It may look like something that happened in Rome. For two decades, Italian politics […]
