Leland Lazarus
Associate Director of National Security, Jack D. Gordon Institute of Public Policy of Florida International University
Leland Lazarus is Associate Director of National Security at the Jack D. Gordon Institute of Public Policy, Florida International University. He is also a technical expert on China-Latin America relations, as well as broader U.S. national security issues.
Jan 12, 2024
The upcoming presidential election in Taiwan is shaped by both domestic concerns and the U.S.-China struggle over the self-governing island. Key local issues like the economy, energy independence, healthcare, and corruption are dominating the electoral discourse, and whoever wins will play a key role in shaping cross-strait relations—and U.S.-China relations—in 2024 and the years to come.