Beijing – The Next Target of US Sanctions?
Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine has animated the use of economic sanctions in an unprecedented way. Strenuous US-China relations, exacerbated...
Political Analysis
Political Analysis essays on JPI aim to provide readers with a deeper understanding of the political issues or events they are interested in. This may involve examining the political context in which an event occurred, analyzing the actions and motivations of key political actors, or exploring the potential consequences of a particular policy or decision.
The Grim Status Quo: A Deep Dive into the Pervasive Racism Exposed by the Ukrainian Refugee Crisis
The war in Ukraine, when viewed side by side with recent wars around the world from Yemen to Syria to...
A Brief History of the US Labor Movement
The first national federation of unions, the National Labor Union, was created in 1872 after workers demanded for an eight-hour...
A Fourth Taiwan Strait Crisis?
On Aug. 4, 2022, the day following the official state visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan, the...
NATO Expansion is Still an Option
Image Credit: The Global Times After weeks of fighting in Ukraine, reports surfaced in the beginning of April that Finland...
Syria and Ukraine: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
Photo credits: image from the Syrian Civil War (left) from The Guardian - image from the war in Ukraine (right)...
Russia’s Decision to Invade Ukraine and Theories of International Relations
Image Credit: Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Disclaimer: This article was written on March 7, 2022. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine...
The Inevitable War: Putin’s Obsession with Ukraine
Image Credit: The Quint. Disclaimer: This article was written on March 1, 2022. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is an ongoing...
Hezbollah After Syria: More Lethal, Less Domestic Support
Photo Credit: Center for Strategic and International Studies, Louai Beshara/AFP/Getty Images This February, Arab Gulf states engaged in talks with...
2022 Winter Olympics: More Divisive than Unifying
Photo Credit: https://www.theweek.co.uk Rather than projecting the image of unification that is always a fundamental aspect of the Olympics messaging,...