New research by @MartinFiszbein estimates the impacts of historical agricultural diversity on societal development across 🇺🇸US counties, finding increased agricultural diversity is associated with greater population density + income per capita: gdpcenter.org/3o6TKf9

Canadian Association of African Studies Annual conference at McGill University, Montreal. Call for Abstract: Due December 4, 2023. More info: caas-acea.org/conf/about/caa…

Isaac Odoom talks about "10 years of China’s Belt & Road Initiative" carleton.ca/polisci/2023/i…

The gods of Elsevier, Wiley, Taylor & Francis, Sage, and Nature are watching all 29,000 of you who have bookmarked the thread below 😂

Chinese exporters’ profit margins are suffering as container shipping companies reroute their ships away from the Red Sea. However, Chinese foreign policy watchers seem to be aligning around a talking point that the crisis has little to do with China. buff.ly/48tiLT0

A trio of Chinese warships departed the Port of Zhanjiang in Guangdong province last week on their way to the Gulf of Aden. There is no indication whatsoever that this standard rotation is linked to the worsening maritime crisis in the Red Sea. buff.ly/3uLKIr4

Polisci Prof Isaac Odoom awarded Carleton University Research Development Grant for his project "China’s Digital Silk Road and Geopolitics in Ghana’s Digital Frontier". Go to our website for more on our faculty research! buff.ly/3z062v3

Following China's FOCAC summit in Beijing, I discuss how Canada can reevaluate its strategy to deepen its engagement with Africa, in light of China's growing influence in Africa. #Canada #CanadaAfrica #AfricanDiaspora #chinaafricasummit policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/sept…

🇬🇭 Democracy in Africa: Ghana Decides '2024 Join us Dec 2, 2024, for a forum on Ghana's 2024 election & its impact on democracy in Africa. 📍 Hybrid: Carleton Univ. & Zoom 🕚 11 AM EST (4 PM GMT) 🔗 carleton.ca/polisci/cu-eve… #GhanaDecides #DemocracyInAfrica #Ghana2024

Ecuador’s struggle reflects a wider Global South challenge—balancing U.S. pressure with China’s demand-driven economy. What options do these nations really have? chinaglobalsouth.com/analysis/trade…

What Canada can learn from China on effectively engaging with Africa theconversation.com/what-canada-ca… via The Conversation Canada

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