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Join us for the U.S.-Central Asia Research Network (U.S.-CARNet) Online Lecture "China’s Response to the New U.S. Administration." Speaker: Jude Blanchette, the Distinguished Tang Chair in China Research, and the inaugural director of the RAND China Research Center. He is a leading expert…

Join us for the U.S.-CARNet Lecture "PRC Electric Vehicles: Risks and Opportunities for Central Asia" Chinese electric vehicles are taking the world – and Central Asia – by storm. Central Asia’s imports of PRC-made electric vehicles have surged since Russia launched its full-scale invasion…

Join us for the U.S.-Central Asia Research Network (U.S.-CARNet) Lecture "CIPS and Renminbi Internationalization" In this lecture, Professor Chang will explore the antitrust and financial implications of the Cross-Border Interbank Payment System (CIPS), a currency settlement system that has been in…

Join us for the U.S.-Central Asia Research Network (U.S.-CARNet) Lecture "Central Asia’s Borders: Levers of Diplomacy and Para-Diplomacy" The end of the Cold War and the rise of the internet led to predictions of a borderless world, but borders remain significant in global affairs and daily lif…

View an hour long presentation designed to answer many questions and give program outline for potential participants in the U.S.-CARNet program. Selected Central Asian scholars will come to the U.S. for a semester-long placement at a U.S. Title VI Center. Each scholar will be matched with a U.S. …