Benedict XVI talked about the primacy intended by Jesus and recognized by the apostles. He said a spontaneous prayer so that "entrusted to poor human beings, the primacy may be always exercised in its ...

Is the era of American primacy over, and should the United States conduct a fundamental geopolitical retrenchment as a result? These questions are now being debated more seriously within the U.S.

Many thanks to my ANU colleague Ian Hall for his post over on his own blog about my new book, The China Choice. Ian raises two concerns about the way I use the concept of primacy to characterise the ...