Assessing the impact of China on global governance in the age of power diffusion

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Assessing the impact of China on global governance in the age of power diffusion

China and the Middle East: Growing Influence and Divergent Perceptions

Andrea Ghiselli
Global China Research & Policy Papers

A little more than four years have passed since President Xi Jinping launched the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Within the framework of the BRI, the Middle East and the entire Mediterranean region — the geopolitical construct composed of South Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East — have become…

Apr 17, 2018
China

Revising China’s Strategic Culture: Contemporary Cherry-Picking of Ancient Strategic Thought

Andrea Ghiselli
Global China Research & Policy Papers

Some elements of Chinese ancient military thought are readily apparent in China's military strategic culture today. These elements clearly call for a realist vision of the world. Yet, the analysis also prompts reflection on how to positively engage China on non-traditional security issues.

Mar 28, 2018

Margini di autodeterminazione: genere e sessualità in Cina

Global China OrizzonteCina

[IT] Al riassestamento della Cina urbana in nuove configurazioni spaziali, culturali, politiche ed economiche corrisponde la continua ridefinizione della sfera privata e pubblica del singolo individuo. Si assiste così, dai primi anni Ottanta, a un simultaneo negoziato tra il desiderio di affermare nuove soggettività e le aspettative di continuità sociale…

Mar 16, 2018

Formiche – 13 marzo 2018

Enrico Fardella
Global China In the media

[IT] Enrico Fardella (Peking University) commenta le recenti riforme nell'articolo di Gianluca Zapponini “Il senso di Xi Jinping per la burocrazia. Ecco cosa prevede il maxi-piano cinese”.

Mar 14, 2018

AGI – 11 marzo 2018

Giovanni B. Andornino
Global China In the media

[IT] “Xi Jinping è presidente 'in eterno'. Una nuova deriva autoritaria per la Cina?”, Alessandra Spalletta (Agi) intervista Giovanni Andornino (Università degli Studi di Torino). 

Mar 12, 2018

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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.
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