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Serbia’s Patriarch Backs Putin, Snubs Protesting Students

Lorenzo Prezzi /

- Russia -

3 May 2025

Religion as a political tool – The Russian Church is tying a knot with the Serbian Church to draw Belgrade closer to Moscow There is a moment during the triumphant visit of Patriarch Porfirije of Belgrade to Moscow (April 21-26) where any openness toward the “social revolution” sparked by Serbian students on November 1, 2024—following […]

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China’s New Revolution of Culture

Francesco Sisci / Director

- China -

1 May 2025

Unlike the messy attempt launched 60 years ago, a whole cycle of the Chinese zodiac, this is a serious, systematic effort. It is a Revolution of Culture and not a Cultural Revolution. However, whereas China was isolated then, now it is the world’s biggest trading power, and a domestic reset might ill coincide with national […]

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Unravelling Trump

Francesco Sisci / Director

- America -

29 April 2025

China isn’t blinking on tariffs; inflation and recession loom globally. The US has three choices moving forward, all extremely tricky, while Beijing waits and reacts, fighting a trade guerrilla. Over the past week, US officials have stated that talks with China on tariffs have begun, only for Beijing to deny it each time. The Trump […]

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Francis’ Revolutions

Francesco Sisci / Director

- Religion -

21 April 2025

The revolutionary Pope who loved China, and whose love was not fully reciprocated. The Church is at a crossroads in the choice of its next guide. It could be time for a black man in white. Francis was a Pope who wanted to change the Church and the world. He set the machinery in motion. […]

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Vatican Messages for Vance

Marcello Neri /

- America -

19 April 2025

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 […]

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The Last President?

Marcello Neri /

- America -

17 April 2025

Flashback. San Diego, California, November 2024—a couple of weeks after the US presidential election won by Trump. At a panel of the American Academy of Religion Meeting, dedicated to evangelicals and politics, a speaker sarcastically remarks, “These are still people who believe that gender is only binary.” This elicits subdued approval and smirks across the […]

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PLA Ambitions and Xi’s Ideology

Francesco Sisci / Director

- China -

16 April 2025

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 […]