Indo-Pacific Program
Investigating the players, institutions and narratives driving political and economic dynamics across fast-emerging Asia

Indo-Pacific

Investigating the players, institutions and narratives driving political and economic dynamics across fast-emerging Asia

China Digital

China digital: le nuove frontiere dell’export

Martina Gardini
Indo-Pacific Research & Policy Papers

[IT] La realtà digitale cinese presenta grandi opportunità per le imprese italiane, il panorama dell’e-commerce è molto vasto e offre soluzioni per diversi settori e aziende. Innanzitutto, la Cina si configura come il più grande mercato e-commerce al mondo. Il valore delle vendite online nel paese ha subito negli anni…

Nov 17, 2021

Special Economic Zones: areas of social exclusion

Gianluca Bonanno
Indo-Pacific T.notes

The development of the SEZs has undoubtedly been a powerful growth engine for domestic and regional markets in Southeast Asia. It is, however, greatly irresponsible and unethical to overlook their immense social byproducts.

Nov 10, 2021
Asia Business

The RCEP: where are we at with the Asia-Pacific mega trade deal?

Luca Sartorelli
Indo-Pacific Research & Policy Papers

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is regarded as the biggest free trade agreement (FTA) ever signed. This mega deal involves fifteen countries of the Asia-Pacific region: the ASEAN group – from where the pact officially originated – plus Australia, New Zealand, China, South Korea and Japan. The treaty is…

Oct 20, 2021

Quotidiano Piemontese – 6 Settembre 2021

Giuseppe Gabusi
Indo-Pacific In the media

[IT] I legami solidali tra la città di Torino e il Myanmar, con il contributo di T.wai, sono riportati dal Quotidiano Piemontese.

Sep 6, 2021

Quotidiano del Canavese – 6 Settembre 2021

Giuseppe Gabusi
Indo-Pacific In the media

[IT] I legami solidali tra la città di Torino e il Myanmar, con il contributo di T.wai, sono riportati dal Quotidiano del Canavese.

Sep 6, 2021

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Indo-Pacific Experts

Michele Boario
Research Fellow
Michele Boario is a Research Fellow at T.wai and a Senior Economist at the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS).
Gianluca Bonanno
Research Fellow
Gianluca Bonanno is a Research Fellow at T.wai and the President of the International Peace and Sustainability Organization (IPSO).
Francesco Buscemi
Research Fellow
Francesco Buscemi is Research Fellow at T.wai and researcher at ERIS Research Group, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies.
Anna Caffarena
Anna Caffarena is the former President of the Torino World Affairs Institute and a Professor of International Relations at the University of Torino.
Guido Creta
Research Fellow
Guido Creta is Research Fellow at T.wai and at the University of Naples "L'Orientale".
Nicholas Farrelly
Research Fellow
Nicholas Farrelly is a Research Fellow at T.wai and a Professor and Head of Social Sciences at the University of Tasmania.
Giuseppe Gabusi
Head of Program
Giuseppe Gabusi is Head of T.wai’s Indo-Pacific Program and an Associate Professor of International Political Economy and Political Economy of East Asia at the University of Turin.
Pietro Masina
Research Fellow
Pietro Masina is a non-resident Research Fellow at T.wai and an Associate Professor of International Political Economy, History and Institutions of East Asia at the University of Naples “L'Orientale”.
Raimondo Neironi
Research Fellow
Raimondo Neironi is Research Fellow at T.wai and at the University of Cagliari.
Giorgio Prodi
Vice President
Giorgio Prodi is the Vice President of the Torino World Affairs Institute and an Associate Professor of Applied Economics at the University of Ferrara.
Luca Sartorelli
Research Fellow
Luca Sartorelli is a Research Fellow at T.wai and Economic Development Expert at the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation.

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