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

Global China

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

Human security and China’s evolving foreign policy

Gabriele Andolina
Global China

Will Beijing strike the right balance between proactively engaging with its global partners while continuing to adhere to stances of non-interference?

Dec 4, 2015

Cina 2020: implicazioni globali del nuovo ciclo di riforme e prospettive per il partenariato strategico con l’Italia

Giovanni B. Andornino
Global China Research & Policy Papers

[IT] Nell’arco di appena quarant’anni la Repubblica Popolare Cinese ha saputo abbandonare il radicalismo autarchico di epoca maoista per emergere come seconda economia al mondo, forza trainante per la crescita economica globale, caso emblematico di successo in fatto di sviluppo umano e infrastrutturale, e attore credibile nella governance dell’ordine internazionale.…

Nov 25, 2015

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

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