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Discussion based on the book 'La Cina al centro' by Maurizio Scarpari

China versus the West, autocracies versus democracies? What are the historical and cultural roots of China’s model,...

20/12/2023

Italy’s leaders are confronting a decision about whether to withdraw from the Memorandum of Understanding with China on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). When Italy signed the MoU in 2019,...

08/11/2023

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IAI seeks an intern for the “Global actors” department.

Eligibility

Candidates must be enrolled in the final year of a Master's...

24/08/2023

Since its launch in 2013, the China-led Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has sparked a heated debate. Despite Beijing’s efforts to frame it as a win-win cooperation, concerns mounted on the risks...

02/08/2023

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...

27/06/2023

In March 2019 by signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the Italian government officially embraced the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative. This event sparked a fierce debate at the time,...

05/06/2023

Since the beginning of the 21st century, the Chinese leadership has spared no effort in increasing China’s soft power and improving the country’s image abroad. Beatrice Gallelli (IAI researcher)...

14/04/2023

In recent years, China’s leadership has developed a more assertive approach and new ways of communicating at home and abroad. The workshop aims to provide a toolkit necessary to disentangle and...

13/03/2023

In recent years, the north-western region of Xinjiang has come under the spotlight due to the “serious human rights violation”, as also denounced in a recently released report by the United Nation...

03/03/2023

Since the beginning of Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2021, China has embraced the Russian narrative of the war, blaming it on the U.S. and NATO. China has also recalled the need for a “...

07/11/2022