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

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The Philippines’ Relations with China: A Pragmatic Perspective under President Duterte

Andrea Chloe Wong
Indo-Pacific T.notes

The Philippines’ relations with China have recently experienced turbulence, with the occurrence of various controversies and disputes. The issues behind development projects have cast doubts on the integrity of Chinese investments and revealed the venality of Philippine institutions. Moreover, the fiery and contentious maritime row between the two countries has…

Dec 26, 2017

La Cina dei vicini

Indo-Pacific RISE

[IT] Se nel 1967 il regista Marco Bellocchio firmava “La Cina è vicina”, il suo secondo lungometraggio, cinquant’anni dopo possiamo dire che non solo la Cina è vicina, ma è entrata con forza nei nostri discorsi quotidiani, in qualità di seconda economia al mondo. Meno nota è invece in Italia…

Dec 15, 2017

Le relazioni tra Malaysia e Cina

S.E. Dato’ Abdul Samad Othman
Indo-Pacific

Nel 1974 l’allora Primo Ministro della Malaysia Tun Abdul Razak visitò Pechino in una missione che egli stesso descrisse come “un viaggio di buona...   Read More

Dec 13, 2017

La Stampa – 28 novembre 2017

Indo-Pacific In the media

[IT] Andrea Tornielli cita la rivista RISE Vol. 2 N. 3 (luglio 2017), nel suo articolo “Francesco e la fragile democrazia del Myanmar” su La Stampa.

Nov 28, 2017
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Between the lines of Australia’s Chinese influence debate

Sam Hardwick
Indo-Pacific T.notes

The words “Chinese influence” have become shorthand for a multitude of hot-button issues that are starting to affect Australian perceptions of China’s power.

Nov 27, 2017

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    ITASEAS – Italian Association of Southeast Asian Studies Conference 2025

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    Lungo Dora Siena, 100 | Torino | Italy

    Indo-Pacific in the Media

    • Giuseppe Gabusi

      Head of Program

      30 October 2025

      “Dopo  il colpo di stato del 1 febbraio 2021, che ha sospeso le relazioni dirette tra la Città di Torino e la Città di Yangon, la Città di Torino ha continuato a sostenere le attività rivolte alla popolazione birmana, dopo aver realizzato attività di sostenibilità ambientale con il progetto SUMP (cfr. sotto).

      In particolare, attraverso […] la realizzazione del progetto internazionale di ricerca e della relativa conferenza internazionale “Myanmar: One year after the coup” promossa con T.wai. Due le eredità di questo progetto: l’acquisizione del metodo cliniche mobili nel patrimonio della cooperazione della Città di Torino e la pubblicazione dal titolo MYANMAR AFTER THE COUP, resistance, resilience, and re-invention.”

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Indo-Pacific Experts

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 Turin 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
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.
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
Giorgio Prodi is the Vice President of the Torino World Affairs Institute and an Associate Professor of Applied Economics at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia.
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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