CJFP Spring 2022 Journal
Dear all,
the long awaited Spring 2022 Journal is available. If you are interested in reading, you can find it
Thank you.
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The Editorial Board
The Chicago Journal of Foreign Policy
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Internal Energy Balancing and the Coercive Isolation of Taiwan
Kublai Kolb, University of Chicago The Timing Problem The central question to a Taiwan crisis is when Chinese leaders might judge the costs of coercion to be acceptable. That decision depends heavily on China's domestic energy restructuring, which is designed to reduce vulnerability to external coercion: as China’
How Extra-Theater Operations Are Impacting the War in Ukraine
Swain Mathewson, University of Chicago Introduction The Russia–Ukraine war has long expanded beyond Eastern Europe. As the invasion approaches its fourth anniversary, both belligerents are increasingly leveraging peripheral theaters such as Africa and the Middle East, pursuing any advantage they can in what has devolved into a brutal war
Venezuela: Why Maduro’s Arrest Cannot Be The Last Act
David Ortiz, University of Chicago Hugo Chávez was sworn in as Venezuela’s President in February 1999, following an election marked by the second weakest postwar turnout the year before. Chávez replaced the democratic 1961 Constitution with a document which Freedom House considered to have de facto “abolished congress and
Moscow’s New Puppet in Africa: The Transition from the Wagner Group to Africa Corps
Eda Unan, University of Chicago The Wagner Group, officially known as Private Military Company (PMC) Wagner, was a Russian-led mercenary group fighting in proxy wars. These proxy wars included, but were not limited to, those in Ukraine, Syria, Libya, Mali, and the Central African Republic. While serving in favor