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March 2023
Driving off a Cliff: Where Are US-China Relations Headed?
Over the last 2-3 years, there has been a souring of the bilateral political relationship between the U.S. and China. Many U.S. firms are re-thinking their presence in the Chinese economy; a significant number are considering moving their operations out of China. According to AmCham China's latest business survey, for the first time in a long while, many American firms are pessimistic about business opportunities across the PRC economy. At the same time, in 2022, Sino-US trade reached an historic…
Find out more »Europe Week 2023: Cheese Tasting
Join CES at 5:30 p.m. in FedEx GEC 4003 to meet CES staff, current students, and enjoy a catered cheese tasting by the Cheese Shop. RSVP required, spaces available while supplies last.
Find out more »Europe Week 2023: ‘Zeitenwende’ – Sea Change in European Security
The rhetoric and reality of tectonic shifts in Europe and transatlantic relations since the Russian attack on Ukraine will be analyzed from various angles. Defense relations have been altered within Europe as well as NATO. Energy security moved front and center, altering and accelerating moves towards alternative and renewable energy sources. Despite these enormous pressures, the German traffic light coalition had difficulties adjusting its budget accordingly, while the French nuclear industry struggled to meet expectations. Beyond breathing new life into…
Find out more »Europe Week 2023: European Privacy Law: Solutions for a Digital Age
Join the Center for European Studies for a guest lecture by Susanna Lindroos-Hovinheimo, Professor of Public Law at the University of Helsinki. This event is part of the annual Europe Week programming and offered in collaboration with the UNC School of Law. Presenter Susanna Lindroos-Hovinheimo is a researcher as the University of Helsinki. Her research includes philosophy of language, ethics, and political theory, especially theories of responsibility and justice. She has published several articles on legal interpretation.
Find out more »Europe Week 2023: TransAtlantic Masters Alumni Panel
Please join the Center for European Studies for our Spring TransAtlantic Masters Program Alumni Panel. Reception and refreshments to follow. This is a hybrid event: you can attend in-person at the FedEx Global Education Center or online via Zoom. Panelists Aberdeen Sabo works for the US Department of Defense. She is a 2003 graduate of the TAM Program. After completing the core module in Chapel Hill, NC, she studied at Sciences Po, while also interning at the U.S.…
Find out more »April 2023
20th Annual Duke-UNC Rotary Peace Center Spring Conference
Registration for the 20th Annual Duke-UNC Rotary Peace Center Spring Conference is now OPEN. Register now! Our theme this year is “New Paradigms of Peace, Development, and Sustainability.” Class XX Rotary Peace Fellows will present their research, exploring new ways of thinking about peacebuilding, international development, and conflict transformation in many regions of the world. For those attending in-person, we are excited to announce that we will be resuming all of our in-person activities, including our traditional luncheon! We will…
Find out more »UNC Gamelan Nyai Saraswati
FEATURING UNC Gamelan Nyai Saraswati directed by Dr. John Caldwell
Find out more »Policy Brief Competition and Alumni Networking
Join us on April 20 for an awards ceremony featuring remarks by each of the competition winners and the three Carolina alumni working in international affairs who served as judges.
Find out more »Has China Overreached? The Current State of US-Chinese Relations
Susan Shirk, research professor and chair of the 21st Century China Center at the University of California San Diego, and Kaiser Kuo, co-founder of the Sinica Podcast, will discuss the current state of U.S.-Chinese relations with Klaus Larres, Richard M. Krasno Distinguished Professor. This event will take place on Zoom. No registration or RSVP required. This event is organized by the Krasno Global Events Series. This event is supported by the Office of Vice Provost for Global Affairs, the Triangle Institute for Security…
Find out more »Cultural Diplomacy “Beethoven in Beijing” Screening, Q&A
Join us on Friday, April 21 for a special screening of the award-winning documentary, Beethoven in Beijing: Cultural Diplomacy and the Philadelphia Orchestra's China Legacy, followed by remarks and Q&A session with Producer and Co-Director Jennifer Lin.
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