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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 Arakan/Rohingya Crisis

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Several major confrontations have occurred in Arakan since World War II, creating lasting distrust between the followers of different religious creeds. These conflicts are related to issues which all have their roots deep in the country’s past.

Sep 23, 2017

Radio Vaticana – 17 agosto 2017

Indo-Pacific In the media

[IT] "Anniversario dell'indipendenza dell'Indonesia: il futuro del Paese", Giuseppe Gabusi (Università degli Studi di Torino) interviene a Radio Vaticana.

Aug 30, 2017

The ‘Lucky’ Ones: Land, Citizenship, and Inequality in the Wa Self-Administered Division

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In the Wa autonomous areas that run along the Sino-Burmese border, disparities in material wealth raise important questions about land ownership.

Aug 12, 2017

Opium and ‘Development’ in Myanmar: the political economy of a resurgent crop

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Shan State is the source of over 95 percent of opium in Southeast Asia. Over the past three decades, demand for and addiction to opium derivatives has risen dramatically in the region, often with devastating effects for communities throughout Myanmar.

Aug 4, 2017

Opium and ‘Development’ in Myanmar: the political economy of a resurgent crop

Indo-Pacific

Shan State is the source of over 95 percent of opium in Southeast Asia. Over the past three decades, demand for and addiction to opium derivatives has risen dramatically in the region, often with devastating effects for communities throughout Myanmar.

Aug 4, 2017
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    Indo-Pacific in the Media

    • Head of Program

      30 July 2025

      “Il fatto che viviamo in un’epoca di nazionalismi esasperati porterà ahimè alla moltiplicazione di questi conflitti, come quello tra Thailandia e Cambogia, dovuti all’assenza di una prospettiva più ampia sulla governance internazionale. Uno dei problemi dell’ASEAN è che è sempre stato visto all’interno del sudest asiatico, tra le popolazioni, come un esercizio diplomatico elitario tra governi, che non ha costruito una comunanza di visione e appartenenza alla regione.”

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