David Pierce, University of Chicago In 2015, ExxonMobile’s Liza-1 exploration well struck liquid gold offshore Guyana, the first significant find in a region long speculated to be rich in high quality oil reserves. Prior to the discovery of oil reserves, Guyana’s GDP was consistently among the lowest
Ayoub Wadood, University of Chicago In Sudan and Yemen, two very different types of conflict rage on. In the former, a bloody civil war emerged from disunity in the country’s military cliques, supplanted by cleavages formed by earlier ethnic conflict. In the latter, spurned tribal groups couped the internationally
The editorial board is pleased to announce the release of the Winter 2026 Digital Edition. Our Digital Editions are compiled from undergraduate staff writers at the University of Chicago. Pieces are published individually.
The editorial board is pleased to present the Fall 2025 issue of the Chicago Journal of Foreign Policy. It can be found here.
By Megan Wei, University of Chicago Since the end of World War II, the United States has played a significant role in shaping security across East Asia. Through the establishment of bilateral alliances and long-term military presence, it has contributed to regional stability by deterring potential conflict and creating
By Max Rosenblum, University of Chicago One early goal of the second Donald Trump administration has been expanding and showcasing American power around the globe. This can be seen with comments about the idea of Canada being annexed as a state, Greenland being threatened with military force, the acquisition of
By Alex Jung, University of Chicago For several decades, the European Union (EU) has been a leading example of regional cooperation. Various reforms, such as the standardization of currency and the establishment of unified regional laws, enable the EU to function as a unified force while still allowing individual states
The editorial board is pleased to present the Winter 2025 issue of the Chicago Journal of Foreign Policy. It can be found here.
Alex Jung, University of Chicago Indigenous rights have often been at the center of contention in several states living in the post-colonial era. Whilst the issue of colonial identities appeared most relevant in the 19th and early 20th century, with 1,500 languages on the brink of extinction by
By Arjan Sandhu, University of Chicago Introduction Hezbollah is a Lebanese Shi’a political party and paramilitary group that was formed in 1982 in response to the Israeli invasion of Lebanon.[1] The group was likely behind the 1983 truck bomb attack on the U.S. Marine Corps barracks at
The editorial board is pleased to present the Spring/Summer 2024 issue of the Chicago Journal of Foreign Policy. It can be found here.
By Andrew Bruner, Taylor University On November 30, 2022, Silicon Valley’s OpenAI released Chat-GPT, and within its first five days, the AI chatbot hit over one million users.[1] Not even two years later, the world is still grappling with the massive impact that artificial technologies as a