This article presents some research evidence taken from the Future Stakeholders Project survey conducted during the academic years 2021/22 and 2022/23 by the Italy-China Competence & Sentiment Observatory (ICCSO), with the aim of probing knowledge, skills and perceptions of Italian university students enrolled in political science and linguistics degree programs aimed toward educational or professional careers expressly or potentially focused on China. The focus here is more specifically on linguistic and cultural skills, highlighting the critical issues and potential strengths of the Italian educational and training system with respect to the strategic goal of boosting the skills necessary for a better understanding of contemporary China.
As Germany and other member states of the European Union (EU) have gradually developed their own strategies for the emerging strategic space of the... Read More
The Indo-Pacific as a foreign-policy construct has reshaped how Asian regional space is both defined and governed. From a Southeast Asian perspective, its rise... Read More
This chapter examines how Japan perceives, encourages and instrumentalises the growing engagement of Italy, and of Europe more broadly, in the Indo-Pacific. Drawing comprehensively... Read More
This report examines the Netherlands’ Indo-Pacific approach following the adoption of its 2020 Indo-Pacific Guidelines and draws policy lessons for Italy. It argues that... Read More
This paper assesses Germany’s Indo-Pacific Guidelines five years after their adoption, asking whether they can be considered a strategic success—and why they now require... Read More

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