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

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

David Brenner
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

Giuseppe Gabusi
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

Radio Radicale – 31 maggio 2017

Giuseppe Gabusi
Indo-Pacific In the media

[IT] "AgiChina - Sud Est asiatico e rapporti con Cina, Europa e Stati Uniti", Giuseppe Gabusi interviene su Sud-Est asiatico e rapporti con Cina, Europa e Stati Uniti.

Jun 1, 2017

Italia-ASEAN: dalla conoscenza all’azione

Indo-Pacific RISE

[IT] Agli occhi degli italiani, per troppo tempo i Paesi del Sud-est asiatico sono apparsi attraverso le lenti di un facile esotismo a buon mercato. Dalle spiagge thailandesi alle pagode birmane, dai colori di Bali alle luci di Singapore: queste sono le fotografie che vanno a formare l’immaginario collettivo di…

May 23, 2017
myanmar

Centrifugal tendencies and Myanmar’s long wars

Nicholas Farrelly
Indo-Pacific T.notes

Nowadays most of Myanmar’s severe policy conversations quickly lurch into consideration of federalism: the need to find a basis for distributing power and wealth between Myanmar’s diverse regions and peoples.

May 15, 2017

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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 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
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 Torino.
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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