The Female Terrorist’s Dilemma: The Structural Impacts of Deviant Women

By Lucy Tobier, Swarthmore College This article appeared in CJFP's Winter 2024 publication. Abstract Female terrorist and suicide bomber participation has been on the rise since the 1980s, increasing rapidly since the early 2000s. Previous media coverage and scholarly work have largely focused on individual-level factors when reporting

Myanmar in the Dragon’s Shadow: Chinese Patronage and Ascent of the United Wa State Party

By Jason Huang, Northwestern University This article appeared in CJFP's Winter 2024 publication. In 2013, a report byJane’s Information Group[1]  claimed that China had delivered two Mil Mi-17 ‘Hip’ military helicopters armed with TY-90 (Tianyan-90) air-to-air missiles to the United Wa State Army (UWSA), with three

Ensuring Gracefulness in Withdrawals: The dynamics of the Early 1970s American Withdrawal from South Korea

By Juan Leal Mendoza, University of Chicago[1] This article appeared in CJFP's Winter 2024 publication. Abstract The Nixon administration’s partial withdrawal from South Korea in 1971 was unprecedented for American peacetime foreign policy in East Asia. It can be partially attributed to Nixon’s ambition to

Armed Drones and Terrorism: The Territorial Trap, Techno-Fetishistic Blindness, and Uninterrogated Definitions of Terrorism of Schwartz, Fuhrmann, and Horowitz

By Tayson Reese, University of Chicago Given the global proliferation of and increasing reliance on uninhabited aerial vehicles (UAVs) in emerging global counterterrorism efforts over the 21st century, a contentious debate has emerged among scholars of international relations on the fundamental efficacy of UAVs as tools of counterterrorism. This discourse

A Small Step for Beijing, but a Giant Leap for Earth

By Jack McGlinn, University of Chicago “War is the continuation of politics by other means” - Carl von Clausewitz, On War  “The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.” - Sun Tzu, The Art of War The second space race is on. As scientific understanding grows and the potential

The Forgotten Conflict

By Francisco Gutierrez, University of Chicago The 2020s can unfortunately be considered a time of immense strife: the University of Chicago’s own Doomsday clock has inched us closer and closer to midnight, or global catastrophe. As of this year, we stand only 90 seconds from midnight. This is due

Hegemony and Emerging World Multipolarity: Analyzing the Global Impacts of One Belt One Road

By Tayson Reese, University of Chicago Introduction  On September 7, 2013, at Nazarbayev University In Kazakhstan, Xi Xinping, the President of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CCP), and essentially the preeminent leader of modern China, announced the Chinese government’s

Navigating the Dragon's Lair: Decoding Recent U.S. - China Tensions and Biden's Diplomatic Gambit with Xi Jinping

By Alejandra Sarmiento, University of Chicago In the ever-shifting landscape of global geopolitics, the United States and China find themselves at the forefront of a complex and multifaceted relationship. Recent tensions between these two economic powerhouses have captured the world's attention, with implications reaching far beyond their respective

The United States and the World Health Organization: America’s Integral Role

By Lindsay Greenspan, University of Chicago The first principle of the World Health Organization (WHO) Constitution reads, “Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being; and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” This statement highlights the WHO’s role in humanitarian global aid and health

Shifting Tides: Moving Endangered Supply Chains from China to Closer Shores

By Jack Wells, University of Chicago As early as the 1990s, companies began shifting their supply chains to China, drawn by the allure of lower production costs, a vast labor pool, and increasingly liberalized trade policies. As a result of significant expansion after China's admission to the World

An Examination of Narendra Modi’s Relationship with the U.S.

By Vivan Das, University of Chicago Since his appointment as Prime Minister in 2014, Narendra Modi has starkly redefined India’s political relationship with the United States. U.S. President Joe Biden has characterized the relationship between the two nations as “the most consequential in the world” (BBC). Modi has

Moral Questions in a War Sans Humanity

By Samuel Hagood, University of Chicago Today, many machines complete tasks that used to require human intelligence. These machines, known as artificial intelligence or AI, streamline our lives by finding the quickest route through traffic and the best results for our searches. AI can recognize our words and our faces.