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Investigating the players, institutions and narratives driving political and economic dynamics across fast-emerging Asia

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Investigating the players, institutions and narratives driving political and economic dynamics across fast-emerging Asia

Fine-tuning Myanmar’s so-called ‟ethnic conflict”: a side note to the 21st Century Panglong Conference

Indo-Pacific T.notes

The 21st Century Panglong Union Peace Conference attests to the most contemporary relevance of the country’s historic planning by exploiting the name Panglong in its title. Yet, what this will entail for the future of ethnic nationalities in contemporary Myanmar is still unclear.

Jul 28, 2017

Can the NLD claim the high ground?

Indo-Pacific T.notes

Since the National League for Democracy's landslide November 2015 election victory, discussions on Myanmar's future have taken an interesting turn. Once again, Aung San Suu Kyi is confronted with challenges that could potentially jeopardize her moral and political authority.

Jul 25, 2017

Making sense of a changing world: foreign policy ideas and Italy’s national role conceptions after 9/11

Indo-Pacific Research & Policy Papers

In a rapidly changing world, middle powers with no obvious role to play on the global stage have the difficult task to read the international environment in order to formulate and implement a coherent and possibly effective foreign policy. In order to do so, decision makers either reproduce old ideas…

Jul 5, 2017

Why Myanmar’s ethnic minorities lose faith in federalism and peace

Indo-Pacific T.notes

For years, most of Myanmar’s ethnic minorities, including the Kachin, have put their faith in Aung San Suu Kyi to reconcile the country. Her landslide victory in the country’s historic 2015 elections, was not least secured through the support from ethnic minority voters. As armed conflict has continued and even…

Jun 29, 2017

Reteconomy – 21 giugno 2017

Indo-Pacific In the media

[IT] Giuseppe Gabusi (Università degli Studi di Torino) interviene durante la puntata "Il mondo economico parlerà cinese?" di Reteconomy.

Jun 22, 2017
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      10 September 2025

      “Tra i vari motivi delle proteste in Indonesia c’è anche l’idea col nuovo governo che i militari possano avere anche funzioni civili, ed era un’idea tolta dalla Reformasi nel 1998. Negli ultimi anni, aveva già avuto le prime prefigurazioni sotto il governo Jokowi, ma Prabowo ha agito in maniera diretta per permettere questo nuovo potere militare negli affari civili.

      Nell’ultimo rimpasto di governo successivo alle proteste ha addirittura inserito altri ex militari suoi fedeli all’interno del governo. Questo è un segno evidente di un tentativo di rimanere in linea col passato, molto più di quanto si poteva pensare all’inizio del mandato di Prabowo.”

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