CJFP Spring 2024 Journal
The editorial board is pleased to present the Spring/Summer 2024 issue of the Chicago Journal of Foreign Policy.
It can be found here.
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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 of
Understanding Greek Refugee Management through Racial Governmentality
Ruby Velez, University of Chicago In 2021, the EU began funding Closed Controlled Access Centers (CCACs) in Greece to secure refugees. These Centers are outfitted with cutting-edge biometric surveillance technology, heavy security, and limited options for entry and exit. Despite complaints from UN agencies and rights groups, the CCAC program
Soviet Nostalgia and Eurasianism in Putin’s Russia
Oliver Go, University of Chicago The specter of the Soviet Union has consistently haunted the Russian Federation in its thirty years of existence. Soviet nostalgia, a cultural phenomenon that ripples through Eastern Europe and the Caucasus, is most evident in Russia, where Vladimir Putin has been a major political figure
From Boats to Bullion: Re-centering U.S. Policy on Venezuela
Alexander Boyle, University of Chicago Since early 2025, Washington has highlighted air and maritime strikes on small boats near Venezuela as a way to stop narcotics from reaching American shores, a policy the Trump administration frames as both counternarcotics and pressure on Nicolás Maduro, whose security forces and allied networks