Walsh School of Foreign Service

Category: Past Events

29 Articles

2022-2023
Past Events

China’s Rise in the Global South: The Middle East, Africa, and Beijing’s Alternative World Order

This event took place on January 27th, 2023 and was hosted online via Zoom webinar. Drawing on her extensive fieldwork, Dawn Murphy of the U.S. National War College …

January 27, 2023

2022-2023
Past Events

Beyond the Belt and Road Initiative Narratives: Examining Chinese Contractors, African Governments, and Their African Actors in Africa-China Infrastructure Engagements

This event took place on December 2nd, 2022 and was hosted online via Zoom webinar. In light of the continued spotlight on China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), criticism of…

December 2, 2022

2022-2023
Past Events

Effective Vehicles of China’s Soft Power? Confucius Institutes & Public Diplomacy in African & Europe

This event took place on November 4th, 2022 and was hosted online via Zoom webinar. This event was sponsored by Georgetown University’s Africa-China Initiative with Howard…

November 4, 2022

2022-2023
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Chinese Activities and Their Impacts on African Countries’ Peace & Security: New Research from Africa

This event took place on October 21st, 2022 and was hosted online via Zoom webinar. Early career African scholars, supported by a new USIP program, shared their work on wildlife…

October 21, 2022

2022-2023
Past Events

“Flying Geese” or False Promises: Chinese Engagement in Nigeria’s Manufacturing

This event took place on September 23rd, 2022 and hosted via Zoom webinar. In Nigeria’s post-oil boom era, Aisha Udochi and Yunnan Chen explored the potential of Chinese…

September 23, 2022

2021-2022
Past Events

China’s Engagements in Africa’s Healthcare Systems

This event took place on April 22nd, 2022 and was hosted online via Zoom Webinar. What is China spending on Africa’s healthcare systems? The speakers addressed official…

April 22, 2022

2021-2022
Past Events

Contemporary China-Africa Political and Security Relations

This event took place on April 1st, 2022 and was hosted online via Zoom webinar. Ambassador David H. Shinn and Professor Joshua Eisenman provided a sneak peek at their…

April 1, 2022

2021-2022
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South Africa-China Relations: Aspirations, Realities, & Paradoxes

This event took place on March 18th, 2022 and was hosted online via Zoom webinar. Based on their recent books, Phiwokuhle Mnyandu and Chris Alden discussed key areas of,…

March 18, 2022

2021-2022
Past Events

Rethinking African Agency in Africa-China Relations

This event took place on February 25th, 2022 and was hosted online via Zoom Webinar. The African Studies Program and the Asian Studies Program at the School of Foreign Service…

February 25, 2022