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Jared Ward
Jared Ward is a PhD candidate at the University of Akron in East Asian history. His research focuses on Chinese foreign policy toward Third World nations during the Cold War.
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Analysis Comrades forever? Pyongyang between Havana and DCAs two of only a few Communist states, North Korea and Cuba share a special relationship  The Obama administration’s decision to chart a new diplomatic course with its Cold War foe in Havana has been plodding and slow. Critics of rapprochement have pointed to the Castro brothers’ belligerency and still defiant tone as evidence that the nation that once tried to facilitate a nuclear missile 90 miles off the Florida coast has changed little. Also central to assessments of the potential dangers of Cuba is its ongoing relationship with North Korea through trade and high-level meetings— most recently on August 13th. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |
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