Walsh School of Foreign Service

Category: Past Events

29 Articles

2024-2025
Past Events

New African Research on China-Africa Engagement and Impacts on Peace & Security

This event took place on April 4th, 2025 and was hosted online via Zoom webinar. China is now an important peace and security actor on the African continent; for example, it is…

April 4, 2025

2024-2025
Past Events

Reconfiguring Racial Capitalism: South Africa in the Chinese Century

This event took place on March 20th, 2025 and was hosted in person at Georgetown University’s McGhee Library. Join the Africa-China Initiative for a book talk with author…

March 20, 2025

2024-2025
Past Events

Africa-China Engagements and the Impact of the Trump Administration’s Executive Orders on Tariffs

This event took place on February 28th, 2025 and was hosted online via Zoom webinar. As the impact of the new Trump Administration’s Executive Orders comes into focus, ACI has…

February 28, 2025

2024-2025
Past Events

Made in Ethiopia Screening and Discussion

This event took place on January 30th, 2025 and was hosted in person at Georgetown University’s Intercultural Center Auditorium. When a massive Chinese factory complex…

January 30, 2025

2024-2025
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The Impact of China’s Security Sector Assistance on State Fragility: The Case of Mali

This event took place on November 1st, 2024 and was hosted online via Zoom webinar. China’s security sector assistance (SSA) to Mali since the 2012 crisis may have potential…

November 1, 2024

2024-2025
Past Events

The Latecomer’s Rise: A Book Talk by Muyang Chen

The event took place on October 11th, 2024 and was hosted online via Zoom webinar. Professor Muyang Chen (Peking University) discussed her recent book The Latecomer’s…

October 11, 2024

2024-2025
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China in Africa, Environmental Governance and Civil Society: The Case of Kua Forest in Burkina Faso

The event took place on September 25th, 2024 and was hosted in-person at McGhee Library in Georgetown University’s Intercultural Center. In the state-run Kua forest in…

September 25, 2024

Past Events

2024 Spring Symposium

This Spring 2024 symposium, organized by Georgetown University’s Africa-China Initiative and African Studies, brought together experts from across the United States, as well…

April 30, 2024

2023-2024
Past Events

Emergence of a New Developmentalism: Development Learning in China-Africa Interaction

The event took place on April 16th, 2024 and was hosted at McGhee Library in Georgetown University’s Intercultural Center. At an intimate in-person event, Professor Li…

April 16, 2024

2023-2024
Past Events

Kenya and Zambia’s Relations with China 1949-2019

This event took place on April 5th, 2024 and was hosted via Zoom webinar. Africa has become a major platform from which to analyze and understand China’s growing influence…

April 5, 2024