Forchielli: Dear Pope Francesco, keep your guard up with the Chinese
The Italian journalist, Guido Santevecchi, recently reported in the Corriere della Sera that sixty Christian churches had…
China’s Lost Opportunity
China’s expansion numbers are ambivalent, but the poor diffusion of its model is unequivocal. By now, breaking…
Thailand’s military coup and the end of Bangkok’s “Berlusconis”
In a stalemate where both parties are weak, the monarchy isn’t climbing into the political area and the judiciary…
Respecting rules and customs, delegating with social groups, and guaranteeing welfare: Beijing’s awful adventure in Europe
The ring of tensions between Washington and Beijing has just earned another diamond, one of the most…
China: size matters
In 2014, China’s GDP will surpass the GDP of the United States, topping a list of nations…
China: the fuse between inequality and demographics
China has guarded the secret to its success, its dual growth-stability. It protects the country from crisis…
Why Narendra Modi won the biggest election in history
The nationalist leader will be prime minister, alone or in coalition: not only the Hindu vote, but…
Europe freezes, Eurasia pivots
Behind the crisis in Ukraine lie deeper changes that are transforming the global economic and and political…
African Pride Wanted
Oil has lubricated the controversial relationship between China and Africa until now. However, grains of sand can…
Beijing and Taipei: de facto allies
In an apparent paradox, the political temperature in the Asian Pacific is rising while tensions between China…