T.wai is a non-profit, independent research institute operating in the fields of global politics and security studies.
Located in Torino, the capital city of Italy’s north-western Piedmont region and closely connected with Europe’s core, T.wai was founded in 2009 through a start-up grant of the Compagnia di San Paolo, Italy’s largest banking foundation.
T.wai’s mission is to conduct policy-oriented research with a strong theoretical basis, strengthen international networking through research, disseminate knowledge, and support tertiary education and high-level professional training in the field of international affairs.
Torino’s cultural milieu has been renowned since the Renaissance for its capacity to generate talents of widespread influence: the likes of Erasmus of Rotterdam, Antonio Gramsci, Norberto Bobbio and several Nobel laureates carried out their studies in this Alpine capital. T.wai upholds this legacy by fostering a young, vibrant community of researchers from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds.
T.wai’s name is meant to sound as “Torino’s way”. It points to a sober, passionate and tenacious way of addressing issues by channeling creativity into innovative projects and substantial outcomes. It speaks of the responsibility of leveraging local resources to address global challenges.
T.wai’s research agenda is structured around three programs:
Global China: Assessing the impact of China on global governance in the age of power diffusion;
Indo-Pacific: Investigating the players, institutions and narratives driving political and economic dynamics across fast-emerging Asia;
Violence & Security: Emerging trends in transnational security: from the rise of non-state actors to force privatization.
Research Fellow
“The Chinese leadership has likely assessed that the Americans will keep up the pressure, so holding back is pointless. China is therefore likely prepared to respond strongly to US trade measures while advancing its position in key industries and supply chains.
However, while China may turn to the Global South, none of those countries can absorb Chinese goods as rich developed economies can. The Europeans might prefer adopting Trump’s demands on China to spare European companies and exporters harsh tariffs to enter the American market.”
