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. […]
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 […]
The upcoming German political elections should aim to recover past legacies and forge a special relationship with London to counter an Austrian-Hungarian trend and mitigate a dangerous rift with the US. The American peace talks with Russia on Ukraine shouldn’t become a fissure in transatlantic ties, and the burden of mending them rests with the […]
There’s nothing particularly new about a gathering of Christian ministers praying around U.S. President Donald Trump to bless him before the flashlights. Pastor Paula White-Cain was appointed to head the White House Faith Office. It happened, and it is happening again—for once, in a very imaginative and surprising start to the presidency, the scene wasn’t […]
The Chinese economy is divided into two: domestic growth and exports. The structure can function because its currency, the RMB, is not fully convertible, and its market is not freely accessible. Exports help access resources for the development of dual-use Chinese technology. The entire architecture could face a severe setback if exports and surplus decline. […]
Trump’s genuine concern is to develop a sound Asian policy about China. It is highly challenging because of the many suspicions in the region. It is a chance for the EU to help the U.S. develop its Asian projection. Beyond the catwalks, the easy and glittering shop windows of the first days, and the combative […]
A cultural coup of anti-laws against democratic laws is ongoing. To tell the difference and protect tolerance is paramount for the survival of freedom. Israel is a battleground. A hundred years ago, a series of coups d’état in Europe toppled old monarchies and young democracies born in the 19th century. Those revolutionary forces proclaimed themselves […]
