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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

Radio Vaticana – 4 Maggio 2021

Giuseppe Gabusi
Indo-Pacific In the media

[IT] Il commento di Giuseppe Gabusi (T.wai & Università di Torino) per Radio Vaticana.

May 5, 2021
asean

Indonesia: il mercato più grande e sfidante del Sud-Est asiatico

Gabriele Giovannini
Indo-Pacific Research & Policy Papers

[IT] L’Indonesia, con 270 milioni di abitanti, è il quarto stato più popoloso al mondo, e la sua economia, avendo raggiunto la soglia di 4000 dollari di PIL pro capite, rientra nella fascia a reddito medio-alto, avviandosi a diventare la quarta economia del globo nei prossimi trent’anni. Il Paese importa…

May 4, 2021

Southeast Asia’s democratic backsliding and China’s authoritarian appeal

Andrea Chloe Wong
Indo-Pacific T.notes

China’s model of prosperity without democracy is becoming more appealing in Southeast Asia.

Apr 28, 2021
ASEAN

ASEAN e-commerce: taking stock after one year of Covid-19

Luca Sartorelli
Indo-Pacific Research & Policy Papers

When we last analysed ASEAN e-commerce trends it was March 2020, just over one year ago. Few of us, if any, could have imagined then that we were only at the beginning of a game-changing catastrophe that would be remembered for years to come. In the following months, worst-case scenarios…

Apr 26, 2021

Affari Italiani – 23 Aprile 2021

Giuseppe Gabusi
Indo-Pacific In the media

[IT] L'ultimo numero della rivista RISE viene rilanciato nell'articolo di Lorenzo Lamperti per Affari Italiani.

Apr 23, 2021

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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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