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

Il Sudest asiatico contemporaneo tra continuità e cambiamento

Il Sudest asiatico contemporaneo tra continuità e cambiamento

Guido Creta, Raimondo Neironi
Indo-Pacific RISE

[IT] Nel discorso pubblico italiano il Sudest asiatico appare spesso come un insieme eterogeneo di Stati che desta l’attenzione soltanto in occasione di crisi umanitarie, disastri naturali di enorme rilevanza o eventi politici particolarmente eclatanti. Tuttavia, questa regione è decisiva per comprendere la configurazione del continente asiatico e alcuni dei…

Mar 27, 2026
L'Asia orientale e sudorientale nell'età contemporanea

L’Asia orientale e sudorientale nell’età contemporanea

Raimondo Neironi, Valeria Zanier
Indo-Pacific Research & Policy Papers

[IT] Il manuale analizza le trasformazioni storiche del lungo XX secolo nell’Asia orientale e sudorientale, prendendo in esame il mondo cinese, l’arcipelago giapponese, la penisola coreana e i principali paesi del Sud-Est asiatico (Cambogia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailandia, Viet Nam, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Filippine, Timor Est).

Mar 12, 2026
Philippines-Japan Relations under the Marcos Jr. administration

Philippines-Japan Relations under the Marcos Jr. administration: Re-adjustment, Continuity and Caution

Raimondo Neironi
Indo-Pacific Research & Policy Papers

The year 2025 marked a phase of deepened co-operation and consolidation in the long-standing engagement of the Philippines with Japan. Since his election in 2022 President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. has been committed to strengthening relations with Japan in multiple areas of mutual interest.

Feb 18, 2026
I rapporti tra Italia, Europa e ASEAN: esperienze e lezioni

I rapporti tra Italia, Europa e ASEAN: esperienze e lezioni

Indo-Pacific RISE

[IT] Con oltre 700 milioni di abitanti, una crescita economia stimata – per quest’anno – al 5% e grazie alla sua varietà culturale e ambientale unica al mondo, che la rende attrattiva a molti turisti internazionali, il Sud-Est asiatico è una regione a cui l’Unione Europea (UE), e l’Italia, dovrebbero…

Feb 5, 2026
Analisi delle relazioni commerciali tra Piemonte e Filippine

Analisi delle relazioni commerciali tra Piemonte e Filippine

Elisa Gasco
Indo-Pacific Research & Policy Papers

[IT] Le Filippine sono un arcipelago del Sud-Est asiatico composto da oltre 7.600 isole e caratterizzato da una popolazione in costante crescita. Con più di 115 milioni di abitanti, il Paese presenta una densità demografica elevata, concentrata soprattutto nelle grandi aree urbane come Manila, una delle metropoli più densamente popolate…

Jan 14, 2026

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      “All’indomani della repressione post-golpe dl febbraio 2021, la resistenza all’interno del Myanmar si è divisa in due fronti: uno civile e uno militare. Mentre il Tatmadaw ha soffocato con la forza le proteste di disobbedienza civile, dall’altra parte ha ingaggiato in diverse aree del Paese uno scontro durissimo con le Milizie popolari di difesa e, in misura maggiore, con le organizzazioni etniche armate”

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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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