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

Giappone

Il Giappone nel Sud-Est asiatico

Indo-Pacific RISE

[IT] Il Sud-Est asiatico è un’area geografica di grande importanza per il Giappone. Dal punto di vista economico, l’ASEAN è il principale partner commerciale di Tokyo dopo la Cina e gli Stati Uniti, nonché uno dei centri nevralgici delle catene globali del valore per fornitori e reti di imprese giapponesi.…

Dec 22, 2020
myanmar

Health or business? The trade-off between COVID-19 containment and economic growth in the ASEAN region

Luca Sartorelli
Indo-Pacific Research & Policy Papers

Ma Ma Lwin is a talented Myanmar entrepreneur. With her gentle manners and her ‘light version’ of Myanmar dishes, intercepting the Western tastes of a growing group of expats willing to experience the local food, she has transformed an abandoned rooftop in a Muslim district near downtown Yangon into a…

Dec 14, 2020

Geopolitica.info – 8 dicembre 2020

Giuseppe Gabusi
Indo-Pacific In the media

[IT] L'intervista rilasciata da Giuseppe Gabusi (T.wai & Università degli Studi di Torino) ad Alessandro Vesprini per Geopolitica.info.

Dec 9, 2020

China Files – 17 novembre 2020

Gianluca Bonanno
Indo-Pacific In the media

[IT] L'articolo di Gianluca Bonanno per l'ultimo numero di RISE "Le Zone Economiche Speciali nel Sud-Est asiatico" viene rilanciato da China Files.

Nov 17, 2020

Radio Radicale – 16 novembre 2020

Giuseppe Gabusi
Indo-Pacific In the media

[IT] Giuseppe Gabusi (T.wai & Università di Torino) commenta i risultati delle elezioni in Myanmar ai microfoni di Radio Radicale.

Nov 16, 2020

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Indo-Pacific Experts

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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