In 2020, as the pandemic expanded globally, some began to wonder whether it was going to put an end to Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The debate on the status of the BRI rarely...
In September 2019, the once anti-establishment Five Star Movement (Movimento Cinque Stelle – M5S) agreed to enter a ruling alliance with the Democratic...
Great power competition over 5G technology, the world’s next-generation wireless system, has been growing for some time. Both the US and ...
The 11th edition of IAI's Transatlantic Security Symposium took place in Rome on 28 October 2019 at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The closed-door workshop...
To strengthen the collaboration between Italy and China in the financial and industrial sectors, several institutional and private financing initiatives have been developed....
The EU should not get involved in the rivalry between China and the US, but at the same time, and depending on the issue, align temporarily with...
EU-Japan relations have received a major boost with the signing of a major trade accord and a strategic partnership agreement this year. The EU and Japan have decided to upgrade their partnership...
One month since Xi Jinping’s visit to Italy, the International Affairs Institute (IAI) and the Nctm Law Firm, in cooperation with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, are pleased to organise a...
The rise of China, uncertainties of a more multipolar global order and challenges to globalisation call for a rethink of how Europe is engaging Asia. This rethink has been ongoing, with the...
In recent years, China has become a major economic and diplomatic player in Europe through what it calls "One Belt, One Road." With Italy the first major Western power to sign a Belt and Road...