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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

The AIIB in the post-pandemic world

Dario Di Conzo
Indo-Pacific T.notes

On April 16th the Bank announced the establishment of a ‘COVID-19 Crisis Recovery Facility’ to ‘support AIIB’s members and clients in alleviating and mitigating economic and public health pressures arising from COVID-19’.

Jul 16, 2020

The International Spectator – 15 July 2020

Giuseppe Gabusi
Indo-Pacific In the media

The research article written by Giuseppe Gabusi (T.wai & University of Torino) on The International Spectator - Italian Journal of International Affairs focusses on "China’s Structural Power and the Fate of the BCIM Economic Corridor”.

Jul 15, 2020

Edge Hill University Blog – 2 July 2020

Giuseppe Gabusi
Indo-Pacific In the media

An excerpt written by Giuseppe Gabusi (T.wai & University of Torino) and Giorgio Prodi (T.wai & University of Ferrara) included in “Italy After COVID-19”, a forthcoming book edited by Andrea Goldstein and Giorgio Bellettini.

Jul 2, 2020

Affaritaliani & China Files – 25 giugno 2020

Giuseppe Gabusi
Indo-Pacific In the media

[IT] Intervista sul futuro della globalizzazione nel post-COVID-19 concessa da Giuseppe Gabusi (T.wai & Università di Torino) ad Affaritaliani e China Files.

Jun 25, 2020

What Italian agripreneurs need to know about the agrifood sector in the ASEAN region

Luca Sartorelli
Indo-Pacific Research & Policy Papers

A larger population and increased purchasing power have led to substantial growth in global demand for food in recent decades. While the contribution of agriculture to world GDP has, with very few exceptions (i.e., Ethiopia and Argentina), seen a constant decline, agrifood production has increased significantly since the end of…

Jun 24, 2020

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Emanuele Ballestracci
Junior Research Fellow
Emanuele Ballestracci is Junior Research Fellow at T.wai.
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 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.
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
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.
Elisa Gasco
Junior Research Fellow
Elisa Gasco is a Research Fellow at the Department of Cultures, Politics and Society of the University of Turin. She is a Junior Research Fellow affiliated with the Indo-Pacific Program of T.wai.
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
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.
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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