Francesco Sisci

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  • Jul 23, 2024
    Third Plenum announced massive Communist Party-led organizational drive that aims to fundamentally change China’s political and social structures  
  • Jul 8, 2024
    China’s failures to reform the army may lie deep in the ancient military mindset that doesn’t fit modern requirements.  
  • Jun 24, 2024
    The Russian president’s trip to North Korea alters global calculations, spreading instability worldwide. Even China may now be interested in distancing itself from him.  
  • May 4, 2024
    U.S. threatens SWIFT sanctions if China continues to support Russia’s war while alarm bells ring about true size of Beijing’s military build-up  
  • Apr 23, 2024
    Tehran upped the ante and scored a strategic success with its attack. Israel also achieved its outcomes. The Middle East game has become more dangerous.  
  • Apr 2, 2024
    Israel’s lethal strike on Iran in Syria leaves Tehran with few good options to respond without risking direct involvement in a wider war  
  • Feb 26, 2024
    In 2001, the US was set on dealing with the rising power of China, but China was saved by the events of 9/11. The threat of Muslim terrorism diverted American attention from China...