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

La sfida della Cina sui mari

Global China OrizzonteCina

[IT] Si tende sempre più a vedere nella Cina una nascente potenza navale. In particolare, in Asia orientale Pechino appare sempre più decisa a difendere le proprie rivendicazioni su isole e acque contese. Questo interesse della Cina per i mari appare in contrasto con la tradizionale politica di sicurezza del…

May 3, 2014

La lotta alla mafia e reinvenzione delle campagne

Global China OrizzonteCina

[IT] Poco più di dieci anni fa la Cina ratificava la “Convenzione di Palermo” (United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, Untoc), ad oggi l’unico trattato globale finalizzato alla prevenzione e al contrasto della criminalità organizzata transnazionale. Già molti anni prima della ratifica di questo trattato nel settembre del 2003,…

Apr 15, 2014

I dilemmi della crescita sostenibile e le nuove politiche verso il vicinato

Global China OrizzonteCina

[IT] Il consumo energetico della Cina ha conosciuto un'accelerazione senza precedenti negli ultimi dieci anni, seguendo di pari passo lo sviluppo economico del paese. Tale aumento è il risultato della rapida industrializzazione, catalizzata dalla trasformazione della Cina nel centro manifatturiero globale dopo l'ingresso nell'Organizzazione Mondiale del Commercio, e della spesa…

Mar 15, 2014

Dopo il Plenum: innovazioni istituzionali e riforme

Global China OrizzonteCina

[IT] Tra il 9 e il 12 novembre scorso si è svolta a Pechino la terza sessione plenaria del XVIII Comitato centrale del Partito comunista cinese (Pcc). Alla vigilia del plenum la maggior parte degli osservatori indicava come imminente un ridimensionamento del ruolo dello Stato per favorire quella liberalizzazione dell’economia…

Jan 15, 2014

Governare lo sviluppo tra nuove idee e vincoli sistemici

Global China OrizzonteCina

[IT] Lo scorso 21 novembre si è tenuto il 16° Summit tra Unione Europea e Cina: si tratta del 10° da quanto nel 2003 fu siglato il partenariato strategico tra Bruxelles e Pechino, e del primo cui hanno partecipato i nuovi leader cinesi. Dopo le tensioni legate alla querelle commerciale…

Nov 15, 2013

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      “I think there was this idea that China should do more in the Middle East, but it seems like the Chinese experts are not able to spell out what “something else” is. There was no appetite for developing any regional partner or for building a relationship like the one that the United States has with Israel. There was no real appetite for military intervention. And so, at the end of the day, many were saying “we should do more, but we’re not sure about what we should do”.”

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