ABSTRACT Theological Power, Institutional Friction, and the Architecture of a Historic Diplomatic Rupture The relationship between the United States and the Holy See constitutes one of the most structurally complex bilateral diplomatic channels in the contemporary international system — a channel that is simultaneously confessional and geopolitical, historically contingent and ideologically generative, formally procedural and … Leggi tutto Divine Statecraft and Institutional Divergence: A Strategic Intelligence Assessment of U.S.-Holy See Relations Under the Trump Administration (2025–2031) — Theological Architectures, Geopolitical Friction Vectors and Scenario-Based Forecasting