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Assessing the impact of China on global governance in the age of power diffusion
Investigating the players, institutions and narratives driving political and economic dynamics across fast-emerging Asia
Emerging trends in transnational security: from the rise of non-state actors to force privatization
As Muse has transformed into a strategic border hub, the illegal drug economy has become deeply embedded in systems of rule, economic development and everyday life.
Even though in recent years China and Indonesia have seemed to share a destiny that is, if not a common one, at least closely intertwined, they always need to be careful and must come to terms with their troubled relationship.
The PRC is widely recognized as a destination market for many women trafficked in Asia, particularly from Vietnam. Trafficking in women in China is a sensitive and complex issue that threatens public health, security, gender equity and sustainable development.
If women are predominantly imagined as victims, they can only be taken into consideration in this capacity when the post-war order is designed.
In their attempts to build a Hindu state in India, the right-wing populists risk losing both the decades-long experiment with democracy and the protracted attempts to create a multicultural nation where free and fearless self-expression is possible.
The Thai higher education industry will play a pivotal role in upskilling the current and future workforce and transforming the Thai economy into an authentic ‘digital’ and ‘smart’ nation.
Head of Project
“A Washington trumpiani e non concordano solo su una cosa: la politica economica e di sicurezza della Cina rappresenta una minaccia esistenziale per gli Stati Uniti. La globalizzazione avviata dall’intesa sinoamericana degli anni Settanta celebrava gli scambi culturali e accademici come funzionali al sostegno di una nuova socializzazione produttiva e culturale tra Cina e Occidente che allora rappresentava uno dei principali obiettivi per Washington.
Dopo 50 anni si è chiuso un ciclo: la presenza degli studenti cinesi negli Stati Uniti viene percepita come la testa di ponte di un sistema subdolo e minaccioso diretto dal Partito comunista cinese.”
"#China is likely prepared to respond strongly to #US trade measures set by #Trump while advancing its position in key industries and supply chains."
@AGhiselliChina (@ChinaMedit, T.wai & Fudan University) for @anadoluagency:
"In the dynamic Indo-Pacific there is more space for engagement between the #EU, #Italy & #ASEAN countries."
G. Gabusi (T.wai & @unito) in the closing remarks of the workshop “#IndoPacific outlooks” held at @NTUsg Singapore with the support of @ItalyMFA: https://www.twai.it/event/indo-pacific-eu-asean-relationship/
In an op-ed for @DailySabah, #ChinaMed Research Fellow @isikahmetfaruk offers his perspective on the evolving global rivalry between China and the U.S.
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