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

Military Spending in East Asia: A Growing Concern?

Stefano Ruzza, Giorgia Brucato...
Global China T.notes

As East Asia grows in terms of military expenditure, T.wai’s Ruzza and Brucato call for a closer monitoring of the Asia-Pacific region

Nov 10, 2015

Come cambia la politica di difesa cinese: logiche e implicazioni

Global China OrizzonteCina

[IT] OrizzonteCina 5/2015 si concentra sui cambiamenti nella politica di difesa cinese. Gli osservatori internazionali prestano crescente attenzione alla dimensione militare dell’ascesa cinese. Ciò vale anzitutto per il ruolo che Pechino gioca nella complessa vicenda delle controversie marittime in Asia orientale. Nel corso del 2015, in particolare, l’attenzione si è…

Nov 10, 2015

Turkey’s forthcoming elections as seen from Beijing

Martina Poletti
Global China T.notes

Interviewing Prof. Zan from PKU’s Center for Mediterranean Area Studies, T.wai’s Martina Poletti takes a closer look to Sino-Turkish relations

Oct 16, 2015

The Context and Premises of China’s ‘New Silk Road’

Giovanni B. Andornino
Global China T.notes

Not only will the Belt & Road initiative allow China to foster mutual trust with its neighbors; it may even allow it to act in their interest

Oct 4, 2015

“Una cintura, una via”: la connettività euroasiatica secondo Pechino

Global China OrizzonteCina

Annunciata in due fasi dal presidente Xi Jinping e dal premier Li Keqiang, la strategia “Una cintura e una via” è il nuovo orientamento della politica estera di Pechino su cui oggi sembrano concentrarsi quasi tutte le discussioni tra esperti d’Asia. Presentata al mondo prima nel settembre del 2013 ad…

Sep 15, 2015

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Global China Experts

Edoardo Agamennone
Research Fellow
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
President
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.
Martina Blotto
Strategic Development Officer
Martina Blotto is Strategic Development Officer at T.wai.
Daniele Brombal
Research Fellow
Daniele Brombal is a Research Fellow at T.wai and an Assistant Professor of Chinese language and society at Ca' Foscari University Venice.

Leonardo Bruni
Leonardo Bruni is Project Officer at T.wai.
Gianluca Centraco
Gianluca Centraco is Junior Research Fellow at T.wai and PhD student at the University of Turin.
Carlotta Clivio
Junior Research Fellow
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.
Simone Dossi
Research Fellow
Simone Dossi is a Research Fellow at T.wai and an Assistant Professor of International Relations of East Asia at the University of Milan.
Enrico Fardella
Head of Project
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.
Silvia Frosina
Junior Research Fellow
Silvia Frosina is Junior Research Fellow at T.wai and PhD Candidate at the Faculty of Social and Political Science of the Scuola Normale Superiore.
Andrea Ghiselli
Research Fellow
Andrea Ghiselli is a non-resident Research Fellow at T.wai and a Lecturer in International Politics at the University of Exeter.
Kavinda Navaratne
General Manager
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