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

Italian Political Science Review / Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica

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

Anna Caffarena, Giuseppe Gabusi...
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

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

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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 the former President of the Torino World Affairs Institute and a Professor of International Relations at the University of Torino.
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 an Associate 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 at the University of Cagliari.
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 Ferrara.
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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