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

Thailandia

La Thailandia in tensione

Indo-Pacific RISE

[IT] Nel periodo storico contrassegnato dalla pandemia da COVID-19, la Thailandia ha dovuto affrontare le inevitabili ripercussioni in termini non solo sanitari, ma anche politici. Le proteste montate nel Paese due anni fa, e tuttora in corso, invocano le dimissioni del Premier Prayut Chan-o-cha e una riforma della monarchia. Ciò…

Nov 25, 2021

Radio Radicale – 24 novembre 2021

Giuseppe Gabusi
Indo-Pacific In the media

[IT] Il commento di Giuseppe Gabusi (T.wai & Università di Torino) e Enrico Fardella (T.wai & Peking University) nella puntata di Asiatica "Dove va la Cina? Come leggere Plenum, rapporti internazionali e ultimi dati economici?" su Radio Radicale.

Nov 24, 2021
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

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    ITASEAS – Italian Association of Southeast Asian Studies Conference 2025

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    Indo-Pacific in the Media

    • Guido Creta

      Research Fellow

      12 November 2025

      “Forse uno dei problemi principali dell’Indonesia è non essere riuscita in questi anni a fare i conti col proprio passato. Nominare Suharto eroe nazionale significa non conoscere la storia del proprio Paese. Quest’anno sono sessant’anni dai massacri anticomunisti in Indonesia; ancora oggi il Partito Comunista Indonesiano è bandito insieme a tutti i testi relativi al marxismo, e ancora oggi il comunismo è un fantasma in Indonesia, che viene ripescato ogni qualvolta si renda necessario accusare un avversario politico. Lo stesso Prabowo lo fa spessissimo.”

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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 Full Professor of International Relations at the University of Turin and the Director of its Department of Cultures, Politics and Society. She has served as the first President of the Torino World Affairs Institute.
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 a Full 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 Adjunct Professor at the University of Rome Tor Vergata.
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 Modena and Reggio Emilia.
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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