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

Italy’s exit from the Belt and Road Initiative: Europeanization or US leverage?

Global China Research & Policy Papers

Italy’s 2023 withdrawal from the Belt and Road Initiative appeared to indicate renewed alignment with the EU’s increasingly critical stance on China. This article investigates whether the move constitutes a case of foreign policy Europeanization. Drawing on original elite interviews with Italian diplomats and parliamentarians, the analysis finds no evidence…

Aug 8, 2025

Narratives of Sino-Middle Eastern Futures

Global China Research & Policy Papers

Narratives of Sino-Middle Eastern Futures attempts to discern the future trajectory and endpoint of Sino-Middle Eastern relations – are we on the precipice of a post-American Chinese hegemony in the region? Or are we reaching the outer limits of what is feasible within what are essentially transactional ties?

Aug 8, 2025

South China Morning Post – 8 August 2025

Global China In the media

Enrico Fardella and Théo Nencini (ChinaMed Project, T.wai) are quoted in the article "Iran looks to tap into China’s BeiDou navigation system to plug security gaps" on the South China Morning Post.

Aug 8, 2025

La Cina e la sua diaspora: il caso italiano

Global China OrizzonteCina

[IT] Dalla metà degli anni Duemiladieci, gli Huaqiao o "cinesi d'oltremare" hanno assunto un ruolo assai più rilevante nel discorso politico cinese, essendo stati esplicitamente indicati tra i protagonisti irrinunciabili della grande missione storica della "rinascita della nazione cinese".

Aug 5, 2025

Atlantic Council – 5 August 2025

Global China In the media

Andrea Ghiselli (T.wai & University of Exeter) is the author of the article "Did the Israel-Iran war expose China’s Middle East policy?" on Atlantic Council.

Aug 5, 2025
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