If one takeaway of the Myanmar election of 2020 is the unquestioned adoration of the country for its icon Aung San Suu Kyi, another is surely the West’s poor understanding of this country, its ethos and its complex history. From August, while international journalists, consultants and political analysts were busy…
Giovanni B. Andornino and Giuseppe Gabusi took part to the online seminar “50th Anniversary of Sino-Italian Relations”, jointly organized by the Center for Mediterranean Area Studies, directed by Enrico Fardella, and the Institute of Area Studies of Peking University. The event was mentioned in a report by Chinese Social Sciences…
“Pechino nei confronti degli Usa ha argomenti di forte pressione. La Cina non è solo la fabbrica del mondo, ma detiene quasi il completo monopolio dell’estrazione, al 70%, e della lavorazione, al 90%, delle terre rare e dei minerali criticI. Questi materiali, pur non essendo rari in assoluto, richiedono processi di estrazione complessi, costosissimi e altamente inquinanti che l’Occidente ha delegato alla Cina per decenni.”
Anna Caffarena is Full Professor of International Relations at the University of Torino and the Director of its Department of Cultures, Politics and Society. She has served as the first President of the Torino World Affairs Institute.
Prof. Giuseppe Gabusi is Associate Professor of International Political Economy and Political Economy of East Asia at the Department of Cultures, Politics and Society of the University of Turin. He is Head of T.wai's Indo-Pacific Program.
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”.
Prof. Giorgio Prodi is Associate Professor of Applied Economics at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. He serves as Vice President of T.wai, the Torino World Affairs Institute.