“The economic calculations that justified the signature of the Belt and Road memorandum were optimistic at best, if not entirely fallacious.”
The report edited for the Italian Parliament and Ministry of Foreign Affairs by T.wai researchers was quoted by ANI News.
President
Prof. Giovanni B. Andornino is Associate Professor of International Relations at the Department of Cultures, Politics and Society of the University of Turin. He serves as President of T.wai – the Torino World Affairs Institute – and as Head of its Global China Program. He is the Founding Editor of T.wai’s journal OrizzonteCina, currently published by Il Mulino in the Politics section of its catalogue of academic titles.
Il volume “Il potere gentile della filantropia” (Vita e Pensiero, 2026), curato da Enea Cesana (Fondazione CRC) e Giovanni B. Andornino (T.wai & Università di... Read More

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