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Chaos theory in power

Most revolutionaries have some idea of a replacement for the institutions they topple. And, surely, some in Donald Trump’s orbit do. (For a good summary, see the just-published summary of this agenda, by David Graham, The Project: How…

Assessing the Geopolitics of Pope Francis

Francis, as the first Latin American Pope and the first non-European Pope of the modern age, was expected to bring a new approach to the geopolitical views of the Vatican. According to most analysts, he did, with a significant reorientation…