We live in the best of times and in the worst of times. Indeed, we have seen many profound advances in technology aimed at solving issues such as world hunger, poverty, or climate change. Can Confucianism still teach us about the world order?
This year started with Xi Jinping calling for the defense of capitalism and free trade at the 2017 World Economic Forum; is China about to strip the United States of its trappings of global leadership?
[IT] Una grande potenza si riconosce dal modo in cui concepisce lo spazio intorno a sé. La Belt & Road Initiative (Bri) è un perfetto esempio di questo principio. La Bri, il progetto di sviluppo eurasiatico lanciato dal Presidente Xi Jinping alla fine del 2013, di cui tratta questo numero…
“American actions have provided significant impetus for BRICS and SCO members to draw closer. While Brazil’s and India’s relations with China remain complicated, SCO and BRICS nonetheless offer them platforms to demonstrate that the US is not their only partner of consequence. They can also position themselves as leading actors in advancing a world order less centred on the West.
That said, BRICS and SCO countries remain a highly heterogeneous group with divergent interests and varying relationships with China.”
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.
Leonardo Bruni is Junior Research Fellow at T.wai and Project Manager of the ChinaMed Project. He is also a Doctoral Researcher in History at the European University Institute.
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.
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.