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

The Diplomat – March 10, 2020

Giuseppe Gabusi
Indo-Pacific In the media

Giuseppe Gabusi (T.wai & University of Torino) gives some insights on the COVID-19 outbreak in Europe in the article "COVID-19 Hits Italy: A Test for China Ties" on The Diplomat.

Mar 10, 2020

Preventing the Rohingya genocide in Rakhine: The ICJ Provisional Measures in The Gambia v. Myanmar

Mauro Politi
Indo-Pacific T.notes

The recent order by the ICJ in The Gambia v. Myanmar provides a concrete contribution to the efforts of the international institutions aimed at addressing the humanitarian emergency in Myanmar/Bangladesh and preventing the commission of acts of genocide against the Rohingya.

Mar 2, 2020

Il Myanmar alla fine delle favole

Indo-Pacific RISE

[IT] Con la vittoria elettorale nel 2015 di Aung San Suu Kyi, il mondo – soprattutto l’Occidente – viveva il lieto fine della tormentata vicenda del Myanmar contemporaneo. Ecco Suu Kyi, già insignita del Premio Nobel per la Pace, a lungo in carcere o agli arresti domiciliari negli anni bui…

Feb 21, 2020

The last frontier of Italian luxury: conquering the ASEAN market

Luca Sartorelli
Indo-Pacific Research & Policy Papers

While the ‘old’ Europe is recovering from the last financial crisis at a snail’s pace, consumption levels and GDP in the ASEAN zone are soaring. The number of affluent people is also going up, and so is so-called ‘conspicuous consumption’. As a matter of fact, when it comes to high-end…

Feb 17, 2020

Singapore Thailandia Vietnam: Opportunità e sfide per le imprese

Gabriele Giovannini
Indo-Pacific Research & Policy Papers

[IT] Singapore, Thailandia e Vietnam sono paesi dalle enormi opportunità sia in termini di esportazioni sia di investimenti, ma ancora poco presidiati dalle PMI italiane. Il rapporto, nato dalla collaborazione del Dipartimento di Culture, Politica e Società dell'Università di Torino con la Camera di Commercio, Industria, Artigianato e Agricoltura di…

Feb 5, 2020

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Michele Boario
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Michele Boario is a Research Fellow at T.wai and a Senior Economist at the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS).
Gianluca Bonanno
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Gianluca Bonanno is a Research Fellow at T.wai and the President of the International Peace and Sustainability Organization (IPSO).
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Guido Creta
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Nicholas Farrelly is a Research Fellow at T.wai and a Professor and Head of Social Sciences at the University of Tasmania.
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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.
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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”.
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