China and Italy’s 55th anniversary of diplomatic ties underscores a shared recognition that disengagement is neither realistic nor beneficial, even as geopolitical tensions rise. The way forward is a pragmatic, economically focused partnership centered on green cooperation, financial connectivity, and people-to-people exchange, and anchored in Italy’s Euro-Atlantic commitments.

Europe’s dissatisfaction, anxiety and dependence will continue to shape the next stage of transatlantic relations. The rift may not lead to a break. But it will likely lead to a relationship that becomes ever more transactional, more realist and ultimately more fragile.

The meeting of two presidents in South Korea laid a solid foundation for the future. Both China and the U.S. will exist for a long time on this planet, and that continuity should be reflected in all their relations. They have charted a new course for mutual success.

By sacrificing Chinese interests to signal alignment with the United States, the European Union overestimates its own leverage and underestimates China’s resilience and strategic resolve, thereby complicating pragmatic China-EU cooperation and impeding coordination on global challenges.

In the tense relationship between the United States and China, Hong Kong emerges as a middle space — a vantage point from which to imagine a way forward. The city’s unique position offers a metaphorical middle ground for dialogue, emphasising the need for new frameworks to navigate today’s complex rivalries.

In mid-November 2025, Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, in a moment of parliamentary pressure, crossed a line that Beijing had long drawn in red ink.

U.S. leaders consistently lack strategic empathy, failing to consider how their actions are perceived by other nations. This longstanding blindness has fueled past conflicts and now risks sparking new crises with Russia and China.

The meeting between the Chinese and U.S. presidents in South Korea at the end of October resolved some issues but left many unanswered. These deferred questions will likely drive next year’s Sino-American policy agenda.

The message of the meeting of two presidents in South Korea is not one of dominance but of balancing — the idea that great power diplomacy can bring stability to the world in uncertain times.

Tensions between Donald Trump and Venezuela are rising against a backdrop of changes in the international order. Moving to rebuild the political biosphere of the Western Hemisphere, Trump is entering a complex and volatile new phase of geopolitics.