Jared Ward

Jared Ward is a Ph.D. Candidate and Associate Lecturer at the University of Akron in the Department of History. His dissertation and research focuses on China's foreign relations with the Caribbean during the Cold War.

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China’s Presence in the Bahamas: A Greater Role After Hurricane Dorian?

11.19.2019 Jared Ward

Introduction The Bahamas, an island paradise less than 60 miles off the coast of Florida, faces a long and expensive rebuild in the aftermath of...

Publication China Brief China

China’s Policy Towards a Venezuela in Crisis

03.22.2019 Jared Ward

Introduction Amid the ongoing crisis in Venezuela—in which the country faces not only economic meltdown, but also a division between two rival presidents, in the...

Publication China Brief China

The PRC Bets on Climate Diplomacy in the Caribbean

01.05.2019 Jared Ward

Climate change has become a central battleground in the PRC’s bid to brand itself as a leading partner and spokesman for the developing world. Beijing...

Publication China Brief Caribbean

Making Sense of China’s Caribbean Policy

07.21.2017 Jared Ward

While the world's attention focuses on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) connecting China with Eurasia and Africa, China is also making major investments in...

Publication China Brief Caribbean