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

Le transizioni del Myanmar

Indo-Pacific RISE

[IT] RISE/1 è quasi interamente dedicato al Myanmar, un Paese che con le recenti elezioni dell’8 novembre – vinte al di là di ogni più rosea aspettativa dalla Lega Nazionale per la Democrazia, guidata dal premio Nobel per la Pace Aung San Suu Kyi – sembra essersi definitivamente lasciato alle…

Jan 20, 2016

New Mandala – 15 dicembre 2015

Giuseppe Gabusi
Indo-Pacific In the media

James Giggacher (New Mandala) interviews Giuseppe Gabusi (Università di Torino) in the article “Myanmar’s Tentative Renaissance“.

Dec 15, 2015

Myanmar’s multiple transitions

Giuseppe Gabusi
Indo-Pacific T.notes

Myanmar’s NLD has won popular mandate, but is now confronted with having to deliver on its promises under the de facto guidance of Aung San Suu Kyi

Dec 15, 2015

Military Spending in East Asia: A Growing Concern?

Stefano Ruzza, Giorgia Brucato...
Indo-Pacific T.notes

As East Asia grows in terms of military expenditure, T.wai’s Ruzza and Brucato call for a closer monitoring of the Asia-Pacific region

Nov 10, 2015

Myanmar’s tentative renaissance

Giuseppe Gabusi, Nicholas Farrelly...
Indo-Pacific Research & Policy Papers

The special issue of the European Journal of East Asian Studies entirely devoted to Myanmar's transitions and co-edited by Giuseppe Gabusi and Nicholas Farrelly, respectively Head of Program and Research Fellow at T.wai, has just been released.

Jan 15, 2015

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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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