Journal of Public and International Affairs

Articles from the 35th Edition of JPIA are now Live!

JPIA’s 35th edition features 9 incisive and insightful articles that cover a wide range of domestic and international policy topics. Authors explore issues such as Russia’s influence in Africa, Guamanian political advocacy, the effects of European pesticide regulation on developing countries, and the ethics of organ donations. Check out the Current Edition page for all of the amazing work!

 

 

Articles

US House of Representatives
Annotations Blog
In a Year of Change, Incumbents Held Ground in the U.S. House
March 22, 2025
Shamik Bhat , Josh Varcie
A portion of IBM's Quantum System One
Annotations Blog
The U.S. Must Deepen Quantum Partnerships with Allies to Compete with China
Feb. 5, 2025
Nathan McQuarrie
Wall with photos of losses in the conflict
Annotations Blog
What the Trump administration means for Ukraine
Feb. 5, 2025
Benton Coblentz
2024 Worker Cooperatives Conference welcome talk
Annotations Blog
Building Equitable Economies at the 2024 Worker Cooperatives Conference
Nov. 5, 2024
Ariel Munczek Edelman
Cable-laying ship in the ocean
Annotations Blog
Submarine Data Cables: Latest Target of the U.S.-China Rivalry
Sept. 24, 2024
Anna Blue
Various protestors sit and demonstrate as part of a protest in the DR
Annotations Blog
At a Crossroads: Confronting the Dominican Republic's Developmental Challenges
April 30, 2024
Fernando Pernas
Photo of the border between North Korea and South Korea
International Relations
International Development
Asia/Pacific
Seeking Safer Shells: An Analysis of Interpretations, Justifications, and Rationales Behind Decisions on North Korean Defectors’ Right to Asylum
April 22, 2024
The ICJ judges during the Chagos advisory opinion in the official room where hearings take place
International Relations
The Advisory Function of the International Court of Justice: Are States Resorting to Advisory Proceedings as a “Soft” Litigation Strategy?
April 22, 2024
A boat full of life jackets on the beach in Therma, Greece.
International Relations
Europe
Migrant Death and Disappearability at Sea: Mediterranean Necropolitics as a European Strategy of Migration Deterrence
April 22, 2024
Airmen wave to island residents after dropping bundles of supplies during a flight out of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2021 as part of Operation Christmas Drop. The annual operation gives supplies to residents of more than 55 small islands in the Pacific during the holiday season.
U.S. Domestic Policy
International Relations
Asia/Pacific
Guam in Washington, 1972-Present: The Overlooked Strategic Implications of Congressional Polarization
April 22, 2024
Bosnia Migration
International Development
Europe
Is the Government Ready to Take the Lead? Transition of Migration Management in Bosnia and Herzegovina
April 22, 2024
Genocide memorial space in Rwanda
International Relations
International Development
Africa
A Land of Violence, A Land of Conquest: Memory, Truth, Historical Continuity, and Imperialism in Rwanda
April 22, 2024
Ukrainian Leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Senegalese Leader Macky Sall, and Russian Leader Vladimir Putin
International Relations
Europe
Africa
Friends in Need: Russian Strategic Communications in Africa Before and After the Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine
April 22, 2024
Farmer at Araku
Economic Policy
U.S. Domestic Policy
International Development
Europe
When Life Gives You Lemons: How EU Citrus Standards Can Limit Trade
April 22, 2024
A couple holds hands solemnly while sitting on a couch.
U.S. Domestic Policy
North America
Revising Organ Procurement Organization Guidelines to Obtaining Family Consent for Deceased Donation: An Anthropologically Informed Policy Proposal
April 22, 2024