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The Belt and Road Initiative in Italy. Five Case Studies

Italy’s officially joining the China-led Belt and Road Initiative sparked a fierce debate. By analysing five fields of cooperation, the volume sheds light on whether the bilateral agreement has brought about an intensification of bilateral...
Nicola Bilotta, Nicola Casarini, Beatrice Gallelli, Francesca Ghiretti, Lorenzo Mariani
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  • In the South China Sea (SCS), as indeed the wider Indo-Pacific, the European Union is facing a deepening strategic rivalry between China and the United States. In the SCS, China has been able to create physical realities in defiance of international...
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  • This paper aims to analyse official Chinese government communication on the issue of nuclear non-proliferation and nuclear warfare since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, as well as to provide an overview of the analytical...
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  • In recent years, China’s leadership has made great efforts to mold elite and public opinion abroad, including in Italy, by developing a more assertive approach and new ways of communicating with foreign audiences. Thanks to the participation of...
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06/12/2023
 
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La Cina al centro

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10/10/2023
 
Rome, Istituto Affari Internazionali

Europe debates: Should Italy ditch China’s Belt and Road Initiative?

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27/09/2023
 
Rome

Hearing on Italy's role in the Indo-Pacific

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