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China as an Offshore Balancer in the Middle East and North Africa

Andrea Ghiselli, Maria Grazia Giuffrida...
Global China Research & Policy Papers

Ten years after the Arab uprisings, China’s role in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has become more prominent. Andrea Ghiselli and Maria Grazia Erika Giuffrida argue that China has adopted a strategy of offshore balancing to weaken US influence in that region without, however, making evident attempts…

Apr 28, 2021

Formiche – 20 Aprile 2021

Giovanni B. Andornino
Global China In the media

[IT] Il commento di Giovanni B. Andornino (Università di Torino & T.wai) nell'articolo di Gabriele Carrer per Formiche.

Apr 21, 2021

IDEES – 19 April 2021

Anastas Vangeli
Global China In the media

Anastas Vangeli (T.wai & University of Ljubljana) is author of the article "Normative powers in flux: how the rise of China changed Europe" for IDEES.

Apr 19, 2021

Radio Radicale – 14 Aprile 2021

Andrea Ghiselli
Global China In the media

[IT] Andrea Ghiselli (T.wai & Fudan University) è ospite a Radio Radicale.

Apr 15, 2021

Cina. Prospettive di un paese in trasformazione

Giovanni B. Andornino, Anna Caffarena, Simone Dossi...
Global China Research & Policy Papers

[IT] Giovanni B. Andornino (T.wai & Università di Torino) è curatore del volume "Cina. Prospettive di un paese in trasformazione" per il Mulino. La pubblicazione si articola in XVIII capitoli curati dai ricercatori di T.wai e dalla redazione della rivista OrizzonteCina, ed è frutto dei rapporti di ricerca pubblicati per…

Apr 13, 2021

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