Media

Op-eds

My research and publications have received media attention and have had the pleasure, and honour, to write opinion pieces for some of the world's top media outlets. Below a selection:

2026. 'The Dawn of A China-U.S.-Europe Tripolar Monetary Order', China-US Focus.
2024. 'EU elections a boon for Taiwan', Taipei Times.
2024. 'How the EU can help today's new Taiwan president', EUobserver.
2024. 'China’s Belt and Road in Europe: not all is lost', Silkroute News,
2024. 'How to De-Risk From China: Lessons From Italy', The Diplomat.
2024. 'The Belt and Road’s Enduring European Presence', China-US Focus.
2023. 'Italy Wants to Exit the Belt and Road – But Without Curbing Ties With China', The Diplomat.
2023. 'Italy’s Belt and Road Romance Is Coming to An End – But This Need Not Damage Ties with China', China-US Focus.
2023. 'Italy's Meloni must explain her stance on China's BRI to the G-7', Nikkei Asia.
2022. ‘Europe Oscillates Between the U.S. and China’, China-US Focus.
2022. ‘Growing European preference for China's currency is risky’ (with Rita Fatiguso) - Nikkei Asia.
2022. ‘If EU wants to embrace Taiwan, it needs to explain first to Beijing’, EUobserver.
2022. ‘Europe’s Embrace of Taiwan - Implications for China and the U.S.’, China-US Focus.
2021. ‘The EU’s Growing Security Cooperation With South Korea’, The Diplomat.
2021. ‘Congress and the European Parliament must work together to counter China’, The Hill.
2020. 'The European Response to Beijing', China-US Focus.
2020. 'Italy’s China card: Finance, trade and geopolitics', Chatham House.
2020. 'Italy Oscillates on China', Echowall.
2020. ‘Italy’s China Card in EU-US Relations’, The Diplomat.
2020. 'It's Time for the European Union to Talk to North Korea', 38 North.
2019. ‘Europe’s Trumpian Approach Towards China’, China-US Focus.
2018. 'Italian populists are falling into line with EU on trade', Borderlex.
2018. ‘Trump's Trade Wars Have Pushed the EU Towards China’, China-US Focus.
2018. 'Italy’s new government risks undermining EU unity on trade and investment', Borderlex.
2018. ‘European Connectivity and the US-China Relationship’, China-US Focus.
2017. ‘How Trump Is Reconnecting Europe With China’, RealClearWorld.
2017. ‘Now China's in the driver’s seat’, China Daily.
2017. ‘How Can Europe Contribute to Northeast Asia’s Security?’ The Diplomat.
2016. ‘Europe’s Renminbi Romance’ (with Miguel Otero-Iglesias), Project Syndicate.
2016. ‘Chinese firms’ spending spree favors Europe over U.S.’, Geopolitical Information Service and Austrian Economics Center.
2016. ‘The EU Factor in US-China Relations’, The Diplomat.
2015. ‘China’s Financial Footprint in Europe’, ISN Security Watch.

2015. ‘Un ponte fra Roma e Pechino’ (with Rita Fatiguso), Il Sole 24 Ore, 18 October.

2014. ‘The Internationalization of the Renminbi and the Role of the Euro’, China-US Focus.
2014. ‘Western Competition for Asian Markets Is Heating Up’, The National Interest.
2012. ‘Global Trends and China’s Future’ (with Alvaro de Vasconcelos), China Daily.
2012. ‘For China, the euro is a safer bet than the dollar’, EUISS.
2012. ‘China’s new leaders uploaded’, EUISS.
2011. ‘East Asia: time to step up the EU’s political presence’, EUISS Newsletter.
2011. ‘Opportunity knocks for EU and China’, China Daily.
2009. 'Towards a more effective European China policy', Politico.
2008. ‘China’s flexes global investment muscles’, ISN-Security Watch.
2007. 'Asia’s space tigers bare their teeth’, Asia Times.

Essays

Longer than op-eds, but shorter than journal articles. Below a selection of the essays that have authored:

2021. ‘Transatlantic cooperation on China can and should not be taken for granted’, Wilson Center.
2017. 'A Sea at the Heart of Chinese National Interest’, Global Challenges 1(1).
2017. ‘A New Era for EU-China Relations? How They Are Forging Ahead Without the United States’, Foreign Affairs.
2015. ‘La nuova Via della seta. Il futuro delle relazioni UE-Cina’, Italianieuropei, n. 2, pp. 176-181.
2015. ‘China’s inroads into the West’, The World Today, 71(5) October-November, pp. 14-16.

Interviews and Podcasts

Giving interviews to the media is an instrument to share insights and research findings with a wider audience. Below a selection:

2023. 'The Korean Peninsula and the EU’s Diplomatic Relations’, LumiGlo Podcast.
2022. ‘A Conversation with Nicola Casarini on Italy’s Policies toward Taiwan and China’, Global Taiwan Institute Insights (Season 3, Episode 14).
2021. ‘Relationships and Rivalries: Is the Way To China Through Europe?’, Wilson Center-Need to Know Podcasts Series.
2021. ‘Can the EU and U.S. work together to counter China?’, Wilson Center NOW.
2018. ‘Ramon Pacheco Pardo, Jina Kim & Nicola Casarini discuss South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s trip to Europe, developments in the US-DPRK-ROK peace-making and denuclearisation process, and the invitation to the Pope to visit North Korea’, KF-VUB Korea Chair Podcast.
2015. ‘EU-China Relations-Interview with Dr. Nicola Casarini’, Carleton University Channel.
2014. 'The EU, regional integration and conflict resolution in East Asia’, IAI Channel.
2014. ‘The Pivot to Asia: Are the EU and the US Partners or Competitors?’, Wilson Center NOW.