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Assessing the impact of China on global governance in the age of power diffusion
Investigating the players, institutions and narratives driving political and economic dynamics across fast-emerging Asia
Emerging trends in transnational security: from the rise of non-state actors to force privatization
As Muse has transformed into a strategic border hub, the illegal drug economy has become deeply embedded in systems of rule, economic development and everyday life.
Even though in recent years China and Indonesia have seemed to share a destiny that is, if not a common one, at least closely intertwined, they always need to be careful and must come to terms with their troubled relationship.
The PRC is widely recognized as a destination market for many women trafficked in Asia, particularly from Vietnam. Trafficking in women in China is a sensitive and complex issue that threatens public health, security, gender equity and sustainable development.
If women are predominantly imagined as victims, they can only be taken into consideration in this capacity when the post-war order is designed.
In their attempts to build a Hindu state in India, the right-wing populists risk losing both the decades-long experiment with democracy and the protracted attempts to create a multicultural nation where free and fearless self-expression is possible.
The Thai higher education industry will play a pivotal role in upskilling the current and future workforce and transforming the Thai economy into an authentic ‘digital’ and ‘smart’ nation.
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“L’ordine liberale internazionale al cui tramonto ci sembra di trovarci, è stato costituito dagli Stati Uniti e intorno a un’alleanza di paesi che si è ritrovata a seguire la leadership statunitense, quando la Cina si chiamava ancora Repubblica di Cina e quindi non era nemmeno lo Stato avente il regime politico attuale, quello della Repubblica popolare cinese che poi verrà in essere nel 1949. Quindi in un certo senso le autorità cinesi si sono sempre sentite autorizzate a essere molto selettive nel loro approccio a quest’ordine.
In alcune occasioni lo hanno addirittura difeso in ottica abbastanza strumentale. In altre circostanze invece si sono palesati come un attore che nelle circostanze attuali, quelle della guerra tra la Russia scaturita dall’illegale invasione russa dell’Ucraina, la Cina presenta un atteggiamento che è molto difficile da leggere anche alla luce dei principi che essa stessa enuncia, che sarebbero proprio quelli della difesa della sovranità nazionale.”
"#China is likely prepared to respond strongly to #US trade measures set by #Trump while advancing its position in key industries and supply chains."
@AGhiselliChina (@ChinaMedit, T.wai & Fudan University) for @anadoluagency:
"In the dynamic Indo-Pacific there is more space for engagement between the #EU, #Italy & #ASEAN countries."
G. Gabusi (T.wai & @unito) in the closing remarks of the workshop “#IndoPacific outlooks” held at @NTUsg Singapore with the support of @ItalyMFA: https://www.twai.it/event/indo-pacific-eu-asean-relationship/
In an op-ed for @DailySabah, #ChinaMed Research Fellow @isikahmetfaruk offers his perspective on the evolving global rivalry between China and the U.S.

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