Indonesian President Jokowi has appointed his rival, former Army Lieutenant General Prabowo, as defense minister. While Jokowi has understood correctly how to navigate the intricate context of Indonesian politics, the role of the military, and the interplay of ethnicity and religion remain open issues for future scenarios in the country.
[IT] Il Laos e la Cambogia non fanno generalmente notizia in Italia, dove i due stati non hanno una rappresentanza diplomatica. Tra gli stati del Sud-Est asiatico, sono relativamente piccoli (il Laos non arriva ai 7 milioni di abitanti, e la Cambogia supera di poco i 16 milioni), più poveri,…
[IT] Il 17 e 18 giugno si sono tenuti i TOASEAN Business Days, organizzati da Camera di commercio di Torino e dal Dipartimento di Culture, Politica e Società dell’Università degli Studi di Torino (CPS), con la collaborazione scientifica del Torino World Affairs Institute (T.wai), e in collaborazione con Intesa Sanpaolo.
In 1966, Robert F. Kennedy delivered a speech with this quote: ‘There is a Chinese curse which says “May we live in interesting times”. Like it or not, we live in interesting times. They are times of danger and uncertainty; but they are also the most creative of any time…
On October 19th 2018, in the occasion of the 12th Asia-Europe meeting in Brussels, a Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA) was signed between the European Union and Singapore, allegedly aimed at cutting tariffs, removing trade barriers and simplifying trade rules between the two parties. This document was complemented by an Investment…
“Sviluppare competenze e strategie per espandere il proprio business nei mercati asiatici, tra i più dinamici al mondo: è questo l’obiettivo del corso di formazione TOAsia Export Training. L’iniziativa, completamente gratuita, è dedicata a imprenditori ed export manager e aperta anche a laureandi/neolaureati magistrali provenienti dal territorio piemontese, fino ad un massimo di trenta partecipanti.”
Giuseppe Gabusi is Head of T.wai’s Indo-Pacific Program and an Assistant Professor of International Political Economy and Political Economy of East Asia at the University of Torino.
Andrea Ghiselli is a non-resident Research Fellow at T.wai and an Assistant Professor of International Relations and Public Affairs at Fudan University (Shanghai).
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”.