Blog
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Nuclear Disarmament Day: Balance, Security and Shared Risk
September 26 marked the UN day for eliminating nuclear weapons. Feng Shui philosophy offers a careful lens on deterrence, vulnerability and interdependence.
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FIDE Elects Timur Turlov: Leadership Transition Through a Feng Shui Lens
FIDE elected Timur Turlov president in Samarkand. A Feng Shui philosophical lens examines timing, transition, balance and accountable governance.
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First Russia–Germany Talks Since 2022: Flow, Boundaries and Dialogue
Germany and Russia’s foreign ministers reopened direct contact at the UN. A Feng Shui philosophical reading examines flow, boundaries and dialogue without false equivalence.
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Shared Space, Different Priorities: AI and Strategic Risk After the US–China Summit
On 24 September 2026, US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Washington. Reuters reported that their talks addressed trade, artificial intelligence (AI), Taiwan and strategic rivalry. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said a trade truce would be extended by two months. Reuters found no major breakthrough on the central disputes. The…
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Galleri’s FDA panel vote: promise, uncertainty and supportive spaces
An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has voted in favor of the overall benefit–risk profile of GRAIL’s Galleri multi-cancer early detection blood test. The 10-member panel voted 7–2, with one abstention, that its benefits outweigh its risks; it unanimously supported safety and voted 6–4 for effectiveness. The recommendation is important, but…
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US–Iran Diplomacy Returns, but the Distance Remains
Renewed indirect US–Iran talks reopen a diplomatic channel, but major disagreements remain over the conflict and the Strait of Hormuz.
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Italy’s proposed school rules: belonging in a shared classroom
What was announced On 20 September 2026, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced proposals to prohibit face-covering veils such as the niqab and burqa in schools and limit the number of foreign students in each classroom. She also proposed Italian lessons for parents of students facing integration difficulties. The precise classroom cap was not given. These…
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Balance Without False Equivalence: Reflecting on Escalation
A careful reflection on the large-scale drone attack against Moscow, the need to distinguish facts from claims, and balance as a philosophical Feng Shui concept.
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Alerts, Infrastructure and the Fragile Architecture of Collective Security
The attempted missile strike on Riyadh tested emergency alerts, infrastructure and regional partnerships—revealing the visible and invisible layers of collective security.
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Strait of Hormuz traffic cautiously resumes: flow, fragility and balance
22 June 2026 — Limited oil and fertilizer shipping resumed through the Strait of Hormuz, highlighting the global importance and continuing fragility of this maritime passage.