The outline of a long, different Cold War is looming clearer. Europe is ready for rearmament, while Italy must choose between a real defense or becoming the Belorussia of the Mediterranean It’s just days away from a proposal for the long-awaited ceasefire in Ukraine; two months ago, a truce was reached in Gaza, and since […]
A US Long-Term Strategy
The US has no problem bigger than China’s challenge, yet Beijing is ready for drawn-out friction, so the US may need a long-term strategy. On March 8, the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post opined that the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky showed that America is leading a retreat […]
The Movie That Shook the World
The Chinese anime Nezha 2 is changing the political ball game, posing a challenge to the US and the West that goes well beyond technology The world was shaken by the sudden success of DeepSeek, the AI outperforming American rivals at a fraction of the cost. However, DeepSeek technological races are explainable, manageable, and somehow […]
Neither Putin nor Trump?
Merz needs to save Germany and EU unity against Russian neo-czarist drives. Trump captured the European defense intention but now should mute the loud rhetoric and hard-right support, which is backfiring. It may be a blow for US President Donald Trump, but even more so for Russian President Vladimir Putin. While there is no clear […]
China – War Ready. And Its Strategy
China is readier for war than some in the West may think, and it can be very different from what people might expect. The war in Ukraine should have alarmed the West and the EU into restarting their military industry. It didn’t. The EU sheepishly dreamed it would be a parenthesis, not an existential call. […]
EU, Understanding US-China Concerns
The US must concentrate on China and Asia because it’s the fastest rising challenge to the United States and the present world order, and because the Asia-Pacific is home to 60% of the global population and 70% of global economic growth. Therefore, US President Donald Trump is right to seek peace with Russia and some […]



