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Exciting new report from AidData - out today! 📚Explore meticulously curated data from multiple sources that reveal the money, relationships, and outcomes of 2 decades of investment in the 🔎

🇨🇳 🇵🇭 Excited to announce the launch of our new report, "Beijing's Big Bet on the ," and accompanying dataset!

💸 🌏 Beijing has become a go-to source of finance in the Philippines. AidData researchers—Samantha Custer, Bryan Burgess, Narayani Sritharan, Jonathan A. Solis, and Divya Mathew—meticulously pieced together data from multiple sources to assess the money, relationships, and outcomes from two decades of investment. They followed the money to track $9.1 billion across 200+ Chinese development finance projects from 2000-2022.

Full report here: https://ow.ly/2fX850S97IP

📣 We're hiring! AidData is looking for a Program Manager for the Tracking Underreporting Financial Flows (TUFF) team! In this role, you'll lead a wide variety of projects. This position provides a unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge research on China’s global development finance program which covers about 195 countries. Learn more and apply 👉 https://jobs.wm.edu/postings/60291

🗓️ This Thursday! AidData's Samantha Custer moderates a conversation between former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Ambassador Mark A. Green about the importance of U.S. development assistance to national security. Hosted in collaboration with The Wilson Center and the Gates Global Policy Center. RSVP (online):

Gates Forum: Why Reinvigorating US Development Assistance is Essential to America’s National Interests In an increasingly competitive global landscape, America must articulate its value proposition as a preferred development partner. To do so, US leaders should first go back to the basics: strategic clarity about what they want development assistance to achieve, where, how, and why. Second, they need...

Our Global Scholar, Eileen Ackley, will be representing GRI and William & Mary as a Miami delegate to the 2024 NATO Youth Summit Challenge! She will be on our channels posting about the event on Monday, 5/13!

Thrilled to announce that William & Mary is an Institutional Partner at the 2024 NATO Youth Summit! Who’s going? Follow along with our students and staff as they take on Miami and Stockholm.

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China's demand for ejao, a collagenous substance is extracted from donkey hides, has surprising geopolitical consequences, as the traditional remedy is increasingly sourced from suppliers in Africa. It represents a window into some emerging tensions between China and the global south, including the country's new role as the "world's largest debt collector," according to AidData's Brad Parks. Read the full story in The Atlantic:

How the Humble Donkey Became a Big Problem for China A popular remedy is made from hides imported from Africa—but the out-of-control trade is causing geopolitical problems for Beijing.

Over the past 60 years, 8 regions have denuclearized under international law. Why do regions decide to ban nuclear weapons? What role can the UN play? Join the keynote conversation THIS FRIDAY with GRI Director of Research Forums & Initiatives Ryan Musto and UN Under-Secretary General & High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu. Register here: https://ow.ly/WYeJ50RbPJ3

📣 We're hiring! GRI is looking for a motivated team player who can help deliver world-class events that showcase applied research conducted by faculty and students, including research-in-progress seminars, workshops, lectures & lab events. 🔍 Search jobs.wm.edu for job # 01389W.

Congratulations, John Swaddle from W&M's Institute for Integrative Conservation for his election as a 2023 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science! A phenomenal and well-deserved achievement. Prof. Swaddle has been recognized "for outstanding contributions in conservation biology, behavioral ecology, and mentoring of graduate and undergraduate research students.”🔬https://news.wm.edu/2024/04/18/aaas-honors-wm-biologists-allison-and-swaddle-as-lifetime-fellows/

Join us in Washington, D.C. for the 2024 Project on International Peace and Security (PIPS) Symposium at on April 25th! Help us celebrate this year's fellows and their research. RSVP: https://ow.ly/FwGi50RfqNp

How has the trilateral summit among the U.S., Japan, and the Philippines addressed China's assertiveness? "Reliance on military strength to secure regional stability resonates with a Cold War-era mentality that prioritizes bloc-based military alliances, potentially escalating rather than mitigating regional tensions," writes GRI postdoc Nara Sritharan in Inkstick this week. Read the full article: https://ow.ly/7pcG50RhwIm

KEYNOTE CONVERSATION on Regional Nuclear Nonproliferation - April 26th! GRI Director of Research Forums & Initiatives Ryan Musto in discussion with UN Under-Secretary-General Izumi Nakamitsu. Register here: https://ow.ly/WYeJ50RbPJ3

💼 We're hiring a full-time program manager for the AidData TUFF team! This position will lead a team of researchers in the assembly of datasets through open-source data collection, manage external partnerships, and prepare grant applications. Learn more & apply: https://jobs.wm.edu/postings/59235

There's still time to sign up for the 2024 Project on International Peace and Security (PIPS) Symposium taking place at W&M on April 19th at 5:30 PM in Tucker Theater! Join us to celebrate the work of this year's fellows. RSVP: https://ow.ly/ByrP50RfqHM

🗞️ GRI in the media: "Contrary to conventional wisdom, Beijing is not in retreat," says AidData's Brad Parks in The Economist. AidData's groundbreaking research reveals how China targets geopolitical fence-sitters for investment: https://ow.ly/WYng50RguGB

Who’s the big boss of the global south? In a dog-eat-dog world, competition is fierce

The winners of the inaugural round of Applied Research & Innovation Initiative (ARII) grants will be announced this week! Join us in celebrating the recipients at a casual reception this Thursday, April 18th in The Hive event space, 3:30-5 PM. RSVP here: https://ow.ly/tUze50RgqI1

THIS Wednesday! Join us for the Spring 2024 Student Research Showcase! Featuring student presentations, refreshments, and prizes for presenters. Sign up now: https://ow.ly/EnIx50RbJsM

The 2024 Project on International Peace and Security (PIPS) Symposium is taking place at W&M on April 19th at 5:30 PM in Tucker Theater! Join us to celebrate the work of this year's fellows. RSVP: https://ow.ly/ByrP50RfqHM

Over the past 60 years, 8 regions have denuclearized under international law. Why do regions decide to ban nuclear weapons? What role can the UN play? Join the keynote conversation on April 26th with GRI Director of Research Forums & Initiatives Ryan Musto and UN Under-Secretary General & High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu. Register here: https://ow.ly/WYeJ50RbPJ3

Join us next Wednesday for the Spring 2024 Student Research Showcase! Featuring student presentations, refreshments, and prizes for presenters. Sign up now: https://ow.ly/cRiM50RbJ4v

We're hiring! 🙌 Join the W&M Global Research Institute as a Communications Specialist - supporting audience outreach, content creation, corporate communications, publications, audio/video production, and website management. Learn more & apply online: https://jobs.wm.edu/postings/59238

📣 Attention students! The application window for the U.S.-China Strategic Relations Global Scholars Cohort has been extended! Explore the past, present, and possible futures of U.S.-China relations—including what the deepening competition between the world’s two biggest economies could mean for the future of international order. Apply by April 12th: https://www.wm.edu/offices/dccenter/opportunities/gsp/

New article out in 9DASHLINE by GRI postdoc Narayani Sritharan and W&M student Peter Rizkallah: "Navigating Sinophobia Amid Indonesia's Economic Ascent". Read it here: https://www.9dashline.com/article/navigating-sinophobia-amid-indonesias-economic-ascent

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