Matteo Miele
University of Florence — Department of Political and Social Sciences
Via delle Pandette, 21, 50127, Florence, ITALY
Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS), Kyoto University
46 Yoshida-shimoadachicho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, JAPAN

Research Interests

Main research areas: Political history of Bhutan, with particular attention to its relations with the British Empire and the dynamics of the Himalayan “Great Game”; the history of the Kingdom of Lān Nā; the role of Parsi communities in the Raj and across Southeast Asia; and Anglo–Chinese relations from the Ch'ing dynasty through the Republic of China.

Additional interests: The history of New Zealand; the definition and practical application of Gross National Happiness in Bhutan; the law and governance of financial markets in East Asia; Asia in Disney Comics.

Technical interests (CS): AsciiMath; Python; IDEs and developer tooling; FinTech systems and digital financial infrastructures.


Education

Certificate in Programming — Dundalk Institute of Technology

since 2025 (ongoing)

Ph.D. in Political and Social Sciences (History and Institutions of Asia) — University of Pisa

2014

Master’s Degree in Politics and International Relations — University of Pisa

2008

Bachelor’s Degree in Political and International Sciences — University of Pisa

2006

Academic Qualifications

Italian National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes (ANVUR) — National Scientific Qualification (ASN) for Associate Professor (Second Tier) in Competition Sector 14/B2 – History of International Relations, Extra-European Societies and Institutions (unanimous decision of the national committee; valid 6 Dec 2023 – 6 Dec 2035).

Since 6 Dec 2023.

Academic Positions and Affiliations

Associate Professor in Asian History and Institutions — University of Florence, Department of Political and Social Sciences

since Sep 2025

Affiliated Associate Professor, Division of Cross-regional Studies — Kyoto University, Center for Southeast Asian Studies (Japan). Research Subject: Opium and sandalwood: The Parsis in the British Empire.

since Apr 2023

Assistant Professor (RTDB) in Asian History and Institutions — University of Florence, Department of Political and Social Sciences

Sep 2022 – Aug 2025

Affiliated Assistant Professor, Division of Cross-regional Studies — Kyoto University, Center for Southeast Asian Studies (Japan). Research Subject: The geopolitical space of the British Empire in Indochina and High Asia (1858–1948).

Nov 2019 – Mar 2023

Program-Specific Assistant Professor, Division of Environmental Coexistence — Kyoto University, Center for Southeast Asian Studies (Japan), Research Unit for the Realization of a Sustainable Society

Jan 2021 – Mar 2022

Visiting Professor — Thammasat University, Faculty of Liberal Arts (Thailand)

Aug 2021 – Nov 2021

Visiting Professor — Thammasat University, Faculty of Liberal Arts (Thailand)

Jan 2021 – May 2021

Collaborative Researcher, Department of Bhutanese Studies — Kyoto University, Kokoro Research Center (Japan)

Nov 2019 – Oct 2020

JSPS International Research Fellow — Kyoto University, Kokoro Research Center (Japan). Project: Origins of a great leader: Choeki Gyeltshen’s regency and the early years of the 13th Dalai Lama.

Nov 2017 – Oct 2019

Cultore della materia — University of Pisa, Department of Political Sciences (History and institutions of Afro-Asiatic Countries; Asia in 20th Century: Politics, Economics and International Relations; History, Politics and International Relations of Independent Africa).

Nov 2012 – Oct 2017
From 8 Nov 2012 to 8 Nov 2015. Appointment renewed on 14 Dec 2015.

Lecturer — Royal University of Bhutan, Sherubtse College (Bhutan)

Aug 2011 – Jul 2012

Research Groups

Research Unit for the Realization of a Sustainable Society — Kyoto University, CSEAS (Japan). Topic: Religious Traditions and Sustainability in Asia: Historical Legacies and Legal Issues.

Jan 2021 – Mar 2022

Unit for Himalayan Studies — Kyoto University (Japan). Member.

May 2021 – Mar 2022

Courses Taught

University of Florence — “Cesare Alfieri” School of Political Sciences

  • History and Institutions of Asia (in Italian) — since 2023
  • China in International History — since 2023
  • China in Contemporary History — 2022

University of Florence — School of Humanities and Education

  • History and Institutions of East Asia (in Italian) — since 2025
  • International History and Politics: Africas and the East (in Italian; team‑taught) — since 2024
  • History of International Relations (in Italian; team‑taught) — 2022–2023

Thammasat University — Faculty of Liberal Arts

  • Seminar on Political Issues in Southeast Asia — 2021
  • Contemporary Issues in Southeast Asia — 2021

Royal University of Bhutan — Sherubtse College

  • Contemporary World Politics — 2012
  • Introduction to Political Science II — 2012
  • Political History of Bhutan — 2011
  • Geopolitics (team‑taught) — 2011
  • Introduction to Political Science I — 2011
  • Project — 2011

Scholarships and Grants

KAKENHI Grant No. 17F17306, Grant‑in‑Aid for JSPS Fellows — Host Researcher: Seiji Kumagai, KRC, Kyoto University

2017 – 2019 (2020)

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) — Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in Japan

2017 – 2019

Ph.D. Scholarship — School of Political and Social Sciences, University of Pisa (36 months)

2010 – 2012 (2013)

Academic Service and Appointments

Appointments at the University of Florence

  • since 2025 — Member of the Council of the School of Humanities and Education
  • since 2024 — Member of the Board of the Department of Political and Social Sciences
  • since 2024 — Member of the Scientific Committee of the Social Sciences Library
  • since 2024 — Coordinator (Dept. of Political and Social Sciences) for the Agreement of Cultural and Scientific Cooperation with Korea University (South Korea)
  • since 2023 — Member of the Review Group for the Master’s Degree in Intercultural and Interreligious Mediation
  • since 2023 — Coordinator (Dept. of Political and Social Sciences) for the Agreement of Cultural and Scientific Cooperation with National Sun Yat‑sen University (Taiwan)
  • since 2023 — Coordinator (Dept. of Political and Social Sciences) for the Agreement of Cultural and Scientific Cooperation with Shanghai Normal University (China)
  • since 2022 — Coordinator (Dept. of Political and Social Sciences) for the Agreement of Cultural and Scientific Cooperation with University of Seoul (South Korea)

Editorial and Review Activities

  • since 2022 — Member of the Scientific Board, Documentos de Trabajo en Estudios Asiáticos
  • since 2021 — Editorial Board Member, Annuario di diritto comparato e studi legislativi
  • 2022–2025 — Editorial Board Member, Sherub Doenme (Bhutan)
  • Peer reviewer for academic journals — Archiv orientální; Asia Maior; Buddhism, Law & Society; Cambio. Rivista sulle Trasformazioni Sociali; Nuova Rivista Storica; Sulla Via del Catai.

Further Collaborations

  • 2025 — Member of the Organising Committee, ISBS 2025 Kyoto (2nd Conference of the International Society for Bhutan Studies)
  • 2011–2017 — Articles on the history, politics and culture of various Asian countries for Il Post
  • Jan 2017 – Jun 2017 — Istituto San Benedetto – Bilingual Scientific High School, Cassino: Lecturer in Law (course in English)
  • Sep 2016 – Dec 2016 — Istituto San Benedetto – Bilingual Scientific High School, Cassino: Lecturer in Law (course in English)
  • 2016 — Armenian Mekhitarist Congregation – Venice: Collaboration on the scientific and methodological aspects of the exhibition Oltre la passione di un popolo. Percorsi nella memoria del Genocidio Armeno [Beyond a People’s Passion: Paths in the Memory of the Armenian Genocide]. Opening: 24 Apr 2016.
  • Apr 2009 – Oct 2009 — Italian editor, The UB Post (Mongolia)

Election to Scholarly Societies and Professional Associations

Election to Scholarly Societies

  • Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland — elected 13 Oct 2011

Professional Associations

  • Fellow of the Edinburgh Geological Society
  • Active Member of the Codeberg e.V.
  • Basic Member of the Python Software Foundation
  • Member of the F# Software Foundation (FSSF)
  • Member of the Oriental Rug and Textile Society (ORTS)
  • Member of the European Association for Programming Languages and Systems (EAPLS)
  • Membre scientifique de la Société Française d’Étude du Monde Tibétain (SFEMT)
  • Membro dell'Associazione Italiana di Studi Tibetani, Himalayani e Mongoli (AISTHiM)

Continuing Education and IT Skills

Technical Skills

Programming Languages: Python (intermediate) · Java (basic)

Web Development: HTML/CSS (intermediate) · JavaScript (basic)

Documentation: LaTeX (intermediate)

Geospatial Mapping: Leaflet (basic) · Mapbox (basic)

Projects

Bhutanica.org — Open‑access portal dedicated to academic documentation on Bhutan.

Training in Computer Science

  • 2025 — Code Foundations Skill Path — Codecademy
  • 2025 — Introduction to Python — Coursera Project Network
  • 2025 — An Introduction to Programming Using Python — University of Leeds & Click Start (FutureLearn)
  • 2025 — Working with Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) — University of Leeds, Click Start & Institute of Coding (FutureLearn)
  • 2025 — How to Get Into Blockchain — University of Leeds, Click Start & Institute of Coding (FutureLearn)
  • 2025 — Introduction to Open Source Course — Codecademy
  • 2024 — An Introduction to Logic for Computer Science — University of Leeds, Click Start & Institute of Coding (FutureLearn)
  • 2024 — Software Development: Introducing Java — FutureLearn
  • 2024 — Software Development: Understanding Python — FutureLearn (Coventry University endorsed)
  • 2024 — Software Development Basics — FutureLearn
  • 2024 — Introduction to Programming with Python — FutureLearn
  • 2024 — Mathematics for Computer Science: Essential Skills — University of Hull (FutureLearn)
  • 2024 — Computer Programming for Everyone — University of Leeds & Institute of Coding (FutureLearn)

Additional Training

  • 2025 — Construct Stock Market Indices — Coursera Project Network
  • 2025 — East Asian Religions & Ecology — Yale University (Coursera)
  • 2025 — Art and the Environment in Southeast Asia: Landscape as Ideology — National Gallery Singapore (FutureLearn)
  • 2024 — Sustainable Finance: Using the Power of Money to Change the World — University of Roehampton (FutureLearn)
  • 2023 — The Role of Hydrogen in the Clean Energy Transition — Deakin University & Hycel (FutureLearn)
  • 2023 — A Just Transition to a Low‑Carbon Economy — The University of the West Indies (FutureLearn)
  • 2023 — Zoroastrianism: History, Religion & Belief — SOAS University of London (FutureLearn)
  • 2023 — FCBLx: Foundations of Central Bank Law — IMFx (International Monetary Fund) — edX

Languages

Spoken: Italian (native) · English (fluent) · French (reading: advanced; speaking & writing: intermediate) · Persian (intermediate)

Reading for research purposes: Chinese (intermediate) · Spanish · Portuguese · Tajik · Classical Tibetan

Training in Tibetan Language & Translation

  • 2017 — Ka‑Ter Translation Project: 15th Tibetan Translator Training — Shang Shang Institute Austria
  • 2016 — Ka‑Ter Translation Project: 14th Tibetan Translator Training — Shang Shang Institute Austria
  • 2014 — Summer School Colloquial Tibetan — Heidelberg University, Cluster of Excellence “Asia and Europe”

Certifications

  • 2003 — FCE (First Certificate in English) — Cambridge ESOL

Main Presentations and Seminars

Invited Conferences and Lectures

  • The Sacred Fire of Parsi Road: A Historical Overview of Zoroastrianism from Ancient Persia to Southeast Asia, guest lecture, Religions in Southeast Asia: Socio‑Political Contexts, Special and International Program (Southeast Asian Studies), Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University, Aug 20 2025
  • La Costituzione del Bhutan: un’idea buddhista di democrazia [The Constitution of Bhutan: A Buddhist Idea of Democracy], with Anna Maria Shinnyo Marradi (Shinnyoji), Lecture series in collaboration with UniFi, Shinnyoji, Sōtō Zen Temple, Florence, Dec 05 2024
  • Scottish Bagpipes, Cantonese Voice, and the Quest for Identity in Hong Kong, special lecture, Seminar on Socio‑Cultural Issues in Southeast Asia, Special and International Program (Southeast Asian Studies), Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University, Nov 14 2024
  • Il percorso della felicità: storia e prospettive del Regno del Bhutan [The Path of Happiness: History and Perspectives of the Kingdom of Bhutan], Festival of Neuroethics and Social Brain, Cassino, Oct 10 2024
  • Zoroastrianism: A Universal/Ethnic Religion, guest lecture, Religions in Southeast Asia: Socio‑Political Contexts, Special and International Program (Southeast Asian Studies), Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University, Jan 25 2024
  • Hong Kong’s British Heritage, Seminar on Socio‑Cultural Issues in Southeast Asia, Southeast Asian Studies Program, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University, Oct 17 2023
  • Gross National Happiness: History and Perspectives of a Bhutanese Proposal, Institute of Psychology, Polish Academy of Sciences, organised by Prof. Kuba Krys, Head of the Macropsychology Lab, May 24 2023
  • The Motion of No Confidence in the Bhutanese Constitutional System: A Historical and Comparative View, lecture, Module “Government and Politics in Bhutan”, Sherubtse College, Royal University of Bhutan, Mar 08 2023
  • A Colonial Legacy: The Zoroastrian Diaspora in South‑East Asia, guest lecture, Religion in Southeast Asia: Socio‑Political Contexts, Southeast Asian Studies Program, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University, Jan 25 2023
  • History and Politics of Tibetan Buddhism, guest lecture, History of Buddhism, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Dec 03 2022
  • Hong Kong: Colonial and Local Identity, special lecture, Seminar on Socio‑Cultural Issues in Southeast Asia, Southeast Asian Studies Program, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University, Nov 15 2022
  • Parsis: A Zoroastrian Community in British Burma, guest lecture, Religion in Southeast Asia: Socio‑Political Contexts, Southeast Asian Studies Program, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University, Mar 08 2022
  • La Cina nel Novecento: storia ed istituzioni [China in the 20th Century: History and Institutions], for the Ph.D. Course in Enterprises, Institutions and Behaviour, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, held online on Feb 23 2022 (1 ECTS)
  • After the Great Game: Historical Research and High Asian Geopolitics, The Importance of Research and Publication for Knowledge Enhancement in Humanities and Social Sciences, Thammasat University, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Jul 27 2021
  • Bhutanese Geopolitics and Democratisation, Global Studies Research Seminar, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, May 08 2014
  • Mongolian Independence and the British, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Student Series, London, May 07 2014
  • La guerra fredda [The Cold War], training activity shared with Prof. Luca Riccardi for Ph.D. students in Literary Texts and Historical Sources, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Feb 11 2014. My talk focused on the Cold War in Asia.

Conferences and Workshops

  • Il Trattato di Punakha: Problemi, Fonti, Ipotesi [The Treaty of Punakha: Problems, Sources, Hypotheses], British Imperialism between Past and Present: Infrastructures, Legal Reforms and Trade Networks in Asia and Africa, University of Cagliari, Department of Political and Social Sciences, Mar 13 2025
  • An unofficial Chinese mission to Afghanistan in 1939, AIS (Association for Iranian Studies) Online Symposium, Oct 21 2023
  • The Treaty of Punakha: Political Reasons Behind the “Semi‑Protectorate”, 3rd International Workshop on Himalayan Law, Politics and Buddhist Ethics, IFoHS (Institute for the Future of Human Society), Kyoto University, Sep 27 2023
  • History of Dzongkha: A Look at the British Archival Sources, International Workshop on Languages in Asia: History, Society and Law, organised by Dr. Miguel Álvarez Ortega, Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University, Jan 17 2023
  • Sino‑Afghan Relations in 1942: The Weak British Mediation, Liberal Arts of the Future: Changes and Challenges in Research and Pedagogy, LATU (Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University) National and International Conference, Jul 27 2022
  • The Mongolian Independence: A Geopolitical Tangle for the British High Asian Dimension (1911‑1916), 2nd International Workshop on Himalayan Law, Politics and Buddhist Ethics, Jan 18 2021
  • The Unopened Letter: Ugyen Dorji’s Missions to Lhasa for the British Raj, Japanese Association for South Asian Studies (JASAS) 32nd Annual Conference, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan, Oct 05 2019
  • Geography of Power in Post‑1885 Bhutan: British Perspectives, 22nd Seminar on Bhutan / 18th Seminar on Himalayan Religion (International Workshop on Himalayan Law, Politics and Buddhist Ethics), Department of Bhutanese Studies, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Sep 12 2019
  • The Bhutanese Mediation: Ugyen Wangchuck and the Younghusband Expedition, Fifteenth Seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies, Paris, Jul 09 2019 (presented in absentia)

Campus Talks and Internal Events

  • Zoroastrianism and Sustainability: Remote Roots and Contemporary Perspectives, Kyoto University Research Coordination Alliance, Report Meeting of Unexplored Science Research Unit 2021, Jul 24 2021

Publications

Books

Miele, M., 2027 (expected). The Snow and the Rock: The British Legacy and Political History of Sikkim and Bhutan after Indian Independence (working title). Manuscript in preparation.
Miele, M., 2022. Introduzione al persiano tagico letterario [Introduction to Literary Tajik Persian]. Bangkok. ISBN 978‑616‑594‑875‑3. (Textbook)
Miele, M., 2022. Mongolian Independence and the British: Geopolitics and Diplomacy in High Asia, 1911–1916. Bristol, England: E‑International Relations. ISBN 978‑1‑910814‑64‑2. (Research monograph)

Peer‑Reviewed Journal Articles

Miele, M., 2026 (expected). Tibeto‑Bhutanese Relations and the Treaty of Punakha: The Case of the Enclave of Dar chen. Submitted to Inner Asia, under review.
Miele, M., 2025 (expected). A Bhutanese in Gyantse: The Treaty of Punakha and the Protection of Bhutanese Subjects. Submitted to Studia Orientalia Electronica, under review.
Miele, M., 2024. Political Reasons behind the Ambiguity of the Treaty of Punakha. Thai Journal of East Asian Studies, 28(1), pp. 16‑31.
Miele, M., 2024. Nepal 2020–2023: From the institutional crisis to new political paths. Asia Maior, XXXIV/2023, pp. 323‑338.
Miele, M., 2022. The ghosts of Changlimithang: A brief Anglo‑Bhutanese negotiation during the British Expedition to Tibet of 1903–1904. Prague Papers on the History of International Relations, 2, pp. 53‑63.
Miele, M., 2021. The establishment of the Chinese legation in Tehran: Chungking’s Middle Eastern strategies and the British Foreign Office (1941‑1942). Thai Journal of East Asian Studies, 25(2), pp. 1‑12.
Miele, M., 2020. Nepal 2019: Attempts at mediation in domestic and foreign policies. Asia Maior, XXX/2019, pp. 419‑434.
Miele, M., 2019. English Common Law, Extraterritoriality and Parsi Law: A Case in 1930s’ China. Prague Papers on the History of International Relations, 2, pp. 19‑29.
Miele, M., 2019. Hamlet in Kashgar: British Diplomacy and the 1920 Afghan Attempt to Establish Relations with the Republic of China. Prague Papers on the History of International Relations, 1, pp. 54‑64.
Miele, M., 2019. Le mozioni di sfiducia nei confronti del Druk Gyalpo e del Consiglio dei ministri del Bhutan. Annuario di diritto comparato e studi legislativi, X, pp. 903‑917.
Miele, M., 2019. Nepal 2018: The Communist search for new political and trade routes. Asia Maior, XXIX/2018, pp. 321‑336.
Miele, M., 2018. The British Expedition to Sikkim of 1888: The Bhutanese Role. West Bohemian Historical Review, 8(2), pp. 199‑213.
Miele, M., 2018. Nepal 2015‑2017: A Post‑Earthquake Constitution and the Political Struggle. Asia Maior, XXVIII/2017, pp. 309‑329.
Miele, M., 2017. British Diplomatic Views on Nepal and the Final Stage of the Ch’ing Empire (1910–1911). Prague Papers on the History of International Relations, 1, pp. 90‑101.
Miele, M., 2017. Isolamento ed interdipendenza, tradizione ed impermanenza. Note sul percorso costituzionale del Bhutan. Annuario di diritto comparato e studi legislativi, VIII, pp. 381‑404.
Miele, M., 2012. Geopolitical notes on the border between Sikkim and Tibet. Chronica Mundi, 5(III), pp. 91‑105.
Miele, M., 2011. Religiosi cattolici nella Shanghai dei Piccoli Coltelli. Chronica Mundi, 2(II), pp. 69‑84.
Miele, M., 2010. La lotta politica di Dharamsala e Pechino intorno a Dorje Shugden. Chronica Mundi, 1(I), pp. 155‑170.

Book Chapters

Miele, M., 2018. Chinese Shadows on Bhutanese Independence after the Treaty of Punakha: The Tibetan Buddhist Connection and the British Diplomatic Action. In: S. Kumagai, ed. Buddhism, Culture and Society in Bhutan. Kathmandu: Vajra Publications, pp. 215‑239.
Miele, M., 2015. Verso Est o verso Ovest? L’Unione Economica Eurasiatica e l’Armenia. In: M. Corgnati & U. Volli, eds. Il genocidio infinito. 100 anni dopo il Metz Yeghérn. Milan: Guerini e Associati, pp. 187‑204.

Reviews

Miele, M., 2024. A County in Manchukuo [review of Integrazione politica e società nella Manciuria coloniale: L’Associazione della Concordia nella Contea del Fushun by F. Dornetti]. Asia Maior, XXXIV/2023, pp. 455‑457. Milan: Franco Angeli, 2021, 130 pp., ISBN 978‑8‑83‑514620‑9.
Miele, M., 2023. Review of Simona A. Grano, David Wei Feng Huang (eds.), China‑US Competition: Impact on Small and Middle Powers’ Strategic Choices. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2023, 365 pp., ISBN 978‑3‑031‑15391‑4. Afriche e Orienti, 1/2022, pp. 211‑214.
Miele, M., 2020. Review of In the Name of the Nation: India and Its Northeast by S. Baruah. Southeast Asian Studies, 9(3), pp. 476‑479.
Miele, M., 2016. A Tibetan Grammar for Italian Students [review of La lingua tibetana classica by F. Sanders]. Tibetan Review, Apr 26 2016.

Non‑Peer‑Reviewed Articles

Miele, M., 2022. Hypothesis on a Parsi Community in Tamatave in the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century. Ennen Ja Nyt: Historian Tietosanomat, 2022/3, pp. 75‑79.
Miele, M., 2021. A Parsi Community in Madagascar? Research on British archival sources. CSEAS Newsletter, 79, pp. 012‑013.
Miele, M., 2021. Ajia no koukoku kisei – Butan oukoku (2) [Asian Advertising Regulations 14 – The Kingdom of Bhutan (2)]. JARO [Japan Advertising Review Organization] Report, 2021.2, translated by A. Karaiskos, pp. 17‑18.
Miele, M., 2021. Ajia no koukoku kisei – Butan oukoku (1) [Asian Advertising Regulations – The Kingdom of Bhutan (1)]. JARO Report, 2021.1, translated by A. Karaiskos, pp. 18‑19.
Miele, M., 2015. Ereditare dall’Impero [Inheriting from the Empire]. Mondoperaio, 3, pp. 56‑59.
Miele, M., 2015. The 13th Dalai Lama’s diplomatic parleys in Peking in 1908. Tibetan Review, XLVIII, 03‑04, pp. 10‑11.
Miele, M., 2015. A geopolitical reading of the 1913 treaty between Tibet and Mongolia. Tibetan Review, XLVIII, 01‑02, pp. 14‑16.
Miele, M., 2010. La Cina e i vicini [China and Her Neighbours]. Mondoperaio, 4, pp. 32‑44.

Selected Newspaper Articles and Op‑Eds

Miele, M., 2017. L’India e i matrimoni interreligiosi. Il Post, Oct 29.
Miele, M., 2017. Breve storia dei Dalai Lama. Il Post, Jul 06.
Miele, M., 2014. Perché le proteste di Hong Kong sono importanti. Il Post, Sep 30.
Miele, M., 2013. Le elezioni in Bhutan. Il Post, Jun 01.
Miele, M., 2012. La storia delle isole contese tra Cina e Giappone. Il Post, Aug 19.
Miele, M., 2012. Il Nowruz, il capodanno iraniano. Il Post, Mar 20.
Miele, M., 2012. Geopolitical Notes on Maldives. Bhutan Times Sunday, Feb 12.
Miele, M., 2012. Che succede alle Maldive. Il Post, Feb 07.
Miele, M., 2012. Le elezioni in Manipur. Il Post, Jan 28.
Miele, M., 2012. Anche Priyanka Gandhi entra in politica. Il Post, Jan 18.
Miele, M., 2012. Cinesi a Kathmandu. Il Post, Jan 16.
Miele, M., 2012. Taiwan nel limbo. Il Post, Jan 15.
Miele, M., 2012. Il problema con le elezioni a Taiwan. Il Post, Jan 09.
Miele, M., 2011. Perché ci sono due Coree. Il Post, Nov 19.
Miele, M., 2011. Chi è il presidente della Mongolia. Il Post, Oct 21.
Miele, M., 2011. Cento anni fa la Rivoluzione Cinese. Il Post, Oct 10.
Miele, M., 2011. Il Sikkim e l’India. Il Post, Sep 18.
Miele, M., 2011. L’estinzione dei Parsi in India. Il Post, Sep 15.
Miele, M., 2009. The Secret History of the Mongols in Italian Language. The UB Post, Oct 23.
Miele, M., 2009. Mongolia, An Approach to Asian Issues. The UB Post, Aug 28.
Miele, M., 2009. Summer Sunsets in Ulaanbaatar. The UB Post, May 15.