• Leland Lazarus on Triads, Taiwan, and China's Forum Diplomacy in Latin America and the Caribbean

  • Apr 22 2024
  • Length: 46 mins
  • Podcast

Leland Lazarus on Triads, Taiwan, and China's Forum Diplomacy in Latin America and the Caribbean

  • Summary

  • Leland Lazarus joins Juliet to talk about Chinese and Taiwanese engagement in Latin America and the Caribbean, from official diplomatic activities to BRI projects to transnational organized crime.

    Leland Lazarus is the Associate Director of National Security at Florida International University’s Jack D. Gordon Institute of Public Policy. He is an expert on China’s relations with Latin America and the Caribbean, and manages a team of researchers and interns that collect data and analysis on U.S. national security and governance in the region. Fluent in both Mandarin and Spanish, he holds an M.A. in U.S.-China Foreign Policy at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and a B.A. in International Relations at Brown University. His past experience includes work in the U.S. Embassy for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, the U.S. Consulate General in Shenyang, China, and former work as an Associate Producer at China Central Television and as a Fulbright Scholar in Panama.


    Recommendations:

    Leland:

    • Earth League International's work, particularly that of Andrea Crosta, founder, executive director, and board member
    • Chinese Activities in LAC Dashboard (soon to release 2.0)
    • FIU flagship conference: Hemispheric Security Conference on May 9 and 10

    Juliet:

    • China in Global Capitalism: Building International Solidarity Against Imperial Rivalry by Eli Friedman, Kevin Lin, Rosa Liu, Ashley Smith (coming June 2024)
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