Italy's controversial decision to sign a Memorandum of Understanding for collaboration on the Belt and Road Initiative with China in 2019 has been widely debated. This article seeks to break new ground by offering a theory-informed contribution investigating the rationale behind Beijing's own commitment in the negotiations leading to the…
[IT] L'intervista a Giovanni B. Andornino (T.wai & Università di Torino) sulle relazioni tra Cina e Russia nell'articolo "La Russia de-putinizzata non interessa a Xi" su Formiche.
[IT] Il volume “Cina. Prospettive di un paese in trasformazione“, curato per “Il Mulino” da Giovanni B. Andornino (T.wai & Università di Torino), è recensito su Secondo Tempo, la rivista dell'Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.
“First, the United Nations plays a central role in China’s diplomacy as an instrument to protect and advance its interests, reinforced by its permanent seat on the Security Council. Second, Israeli actions against UNIFIL bolster the Chinese narrative that Israel (and by extension the United States) are contributing to instability.
With Chinese soldiers in UNIFIL, there is a natural nationalist element at play, linking China’s domestic politics directly to UNIFIL and the Gaza conflict.”
Edoardo Agamennone is a Research Fellow at T.wai and Academic Director of the China Management & Business Program developed by the TOChina Hub, an integrated academic platform of the University of Turin, T.wai and ESCP Business School.
Giovanni B. Andornino is the President of the Torino World Affairs Institute and Head of its Global China Program. He is an Assistant Professor of International Relations of East Asia at the University of Torino and the Secretary General of the China-Italy Philanthropy Forum.
Carlotta Clivio is a Junior Research Fellow at T.wai and a PhD candidate in International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Enrico Fardella is Director of the ChinaMed Project developed by the TOChina Hub, an integrated academic platform of the University of Turin, T.wai and ESCP Business School. He is Associate Professor at the University of Naples “L'Orientale” and Visiting Scholar at John Cabot University.
Andrea Ghiselli is a non-resident Research Fellow at T.wai and an Assistant Professor of International Relations and Public Affairs at Fudan University (Shanghai).
Kavinda Navaratne is the General Manager of the Torino World Affairs Institute and Italy Coordinator for the TOChina Hub, an integrated academic platform of the University of Turin, T.wai and ESCP Business School.
Giorgio Prodi is the Vice President of the Torino World Affairs Institute and an Associate Professor of Applied Economics at the University of Ferrara.