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 of Ukraine in February 2022. This analysis explores the state of China-to-Central Asia EV trade, the drivers behind rising volumes, associated risks and opportunities, and strategies for Central Asian countries to maximize benefits while mitigating risks.
Speaker: Joseph Webster, a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center.
Joseph Webster leads the center’s efforts on Chinese energy security, electric vehicles, and offshore wind. He is also a nonresident senior fellow at the Indo-Pacific Security Initiative of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. Joe specializes in energy geopolitics and previously worked as a fundamentals energy consultant at a boutique energy firm in Houston, TX.
Parallel to his energy work, Joe edits the China-Russia Report, an independent, non-partisan newsletter exploring developments in Sino-Russian relations. His energy and geopolitical analyses have been published or cited in Axios, the New York Times, Politico, Politico Europe, and the Wall Street Journal, inter alia.
Joe completed a master’s degree in international relations from the Johns Hopkins University’s Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, where he was a Mount Vernon fellow, and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Maryland. Joe is proficient in Mandarin Chinese.
Date & Time: January 16, 8:00 AM U.S. Eastern time
6:00 PM Astana/Dushanbe/Tashkent
7:00 PM Bishkek time
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The U.S.-CARNet program is designed to foster long-term collaboration, shared research, and joint publication among Central Asian and U.S. experts on East Asia, with a particular focus on China. Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic and administered by American Councils.
