Jason Kelly is Associate Professor of Humanities at the Hamilton School. Kelly’s research and teaching focus on modern China and East Asia from an interdisciplinary perspective. His work explores topics such as U.S.-China relations, Chinese trade, security and diplomacy, and international relations in East Asia. Before joining Hamilton, he was a member of the faculty at Cardiff University and previously served as an assistant professor in the Strategy & Policy Department at the U.S. Naval War College. Prior to entering academia, he worked as a U.S. foreign service officer, including a posting at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. He is the author of Market Maoists: The Communist Origins of China’s Capitalist Ascent, published by Harvard University Press in 2021.