T.wai - Torino World Affairs Institute

06/08/2026

🇪🇺-🇨🇳 Most experts in argued that a real, effective common migration policy is impossible due to divisions between Southern European and Central and Eastern European states, exacerbated by the rise of far-right parties. A few viewed the crisis as accelerating a different trajectory: the emergence of irregular migration as a security or “hybrid” threat that could legitimize further externalization of EU borders. Therefore, Chinese assessments of the crisis in were not uniformly pessimistic about the EU’s ability to adapt – though, for now, most are.

Leonardo Bruni (T.wai & EUI - European University Institute) on the Observer:

Most experts in China argued that a real, effective common EU migration policy is impossible due to divisions between Southern European and Central and Eastern European states, exacerbated by the rise of far-right parties.

05/08/2026

Dal 2021 la rete YZMT (Yidali Zhongguo meiti) – MediumItaliaCina rappresenta uno sforzo collettivo e multidisciplinare per analizzare la complessa ecologia mediatica della Cina contemporanea.

31/07/2026

𝗖𝗧𝗥𝗟 + 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 #𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺

“Governments increasingly recognise that the domain can both bolster and undermine regime stability. Authoritarian states have shown notable agility in harnessing digital technologies to consolidate power, whereas democracies, once seen as natural beneficiaries of digital innovation, often struggle to respond effectively."

The special issue of Global Policy is published in open access with the financial support of Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo as part of an academic collaboration between T.wai, LSE IDEAS and the Dipartimento di Culture, Politica e Società - UniTo:

The special issue "CTRL + Power: The Politics of Digital Authoritarianism" of Global Policy is published in open access as an academic collaboration between T.wai, LSE IDEAS and the University of Torino.

29/07/2026

🇨🇳-🇮🇷 "Even prior to the resumption of hostilities, was viewed across much of the Iranian political and expert landscape as one of Iran’s – if not its only potential strategic partner. The debate is thus no longer mainly about whether Iran should engage more with Beijing, but rather about whether China is willing to move beyond a pragmatic partnership to become a genuine ally for ."

Veronica Turrini and Leonardo Bruni are authors of the latest issue of the Observer:

Veronica Turrini and Leonardo Bruni (ChinaMed, T.wai) are authors of the issue "From “Look East” to “Learn China”: Iran’s Expert Debate on China and the Ceasefire" of the ChinaMed Observer.

28/07/2026

"The arbitration of , who used to let factions compete while monopolising the final call on a few red lines, is gone. 's legitimacy is thin and derivative, and this inverts the founding functioning of the Islamic Republic of where the rahbar (supreme leader) used to discipline the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). But he now depends on it"

Théo Nencini ( Project, T.wai) is quoted on TRT World:

With Khamenei gone, younger IRGC figures and competing political factions are reshaping Iran’s decision-making, raising questions over who holds power and whether Tehran can still balance confrontation with diplomacy.

27/07/2026

🌍 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱? 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻! 🇪🇺✨

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23/07/2026

"During this year’s war, again declined to use its considerable leverage to keep the Iranians from attacking China’s partners—a move that especially concerned Saudi Arabia, which felt that Beijing should come to its defense because China was the guarantor of its reconciliation with Tehran."

Mohammed Alsudairi (Australian National University & King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies), Andrea Ghiselli ( , T.wai & University of Exeter) and Glasserman (Columbia University) on Affairs:

Beijing wants trade but not responsibility.

22/07/2026

"La continua ad aumentare la propria capacità produttiva nei settori tecnologicamente avanzati senza un corrispondente aumento del reddito, rendendo la crescita sempre più dipendente dalle esportazioni."

Enrico Fardella ( , T.wai & Università di Napoli L’Orientale) è menzionato su Il Foglio:

I numeri del secondo trimestre sono i più deboli dalla fine del 2022. Pesa la frenata dell’economia interna e l’obiettivo di crescita fissato da Pechino per il 2026 appare sempre più difficile da raggiungere. E l’aggressività di Pechino rischia di aumentare

21/07/2026

🇺🇸-🇨🇳 "Neither strategic trust nor friendship is sufficient for stability, and despite the seemingly positive top-level sentiment, cooperation between the and is now more challenging and precarious than ever. Both and have brutally shaken up their respective political systems and centralized power in their hands, mangling the institutions, communication channels, and bureaucracies essential to avoiding or de-escalating crises."

Andrew Scobell (Mercator Institute for China Studies & Georgetown University) and Andrea Ghiselli ( , T.wai & University of Exeter) on Foreign Policy:

Trump and Xi have brutally undermined the institutions and personnel responsible for safeguarding diplomacy.

20/07/2026

𝗧𝘄𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗼, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 #𝗧𝗢𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀, 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀-𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 #𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱-𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 #𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀.

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