Jour nal of Inter national Af f air s

Our Mission

Established in 2023, the Stanford Jour nal of Inter national Af fairs (SJIA) is a student-r un publication managed under the Society for Inter national Af fairs at Stanford (SIAS). Echoing our par ent or ganization’s mission, the Jour nal seeks to pr omote awar eness and facilitate discussion about global politics, cultur e, and r elated topics SJIA is committed to pr oviding a platfor m which ele vates under graduate student voices with a di verse range of perspecti ves to hel p our r eaders na vigate the complexities of moder n for eign af fairs.

Dear Reader,

We present the inaugural issue of Stanford Jour nal of Inter national Affairs at a turbulent time in global politics. In Ukraine, President Zelensk y is readying his troops for a much-anticipated counteroffensive ag ainst Russia. In the Indo-Pacific, tensions between the United States and China continue to build, as the latter has not only drawn closer to Russia, but also refused communication with the West. In Sudan, violence between opposing militar y factions has sparked a humanitarian crisis. And across the globe, authoritarian leaders have g ained popularity, leading many academic scholars and institutions to question the effectiveness of the liberal world order.

In such a political climate, we feel it is imperative to bring awareness to critical global affairs issues, and foster an inclusive and diverse space for the production of relevant commentar y. T his publication seeks to highlight not only the top inter national relations headlines, but also a broad rang e of topics including historical and cultural forces, security, economics, g over nance, and leg al issues. After a rig orous submission, review, and editing process, we are excited to share six outstanding pieces which delve into globally relevant subject matter.

While the origins of this Jour nal are humble, with a staff of eight editors, we are proud of the work we have put into SJIA in the past year From reviewing submissions and providing detailed feedback, to eng aging in community outreach and designing g raphics, this publication would not have been possible without the significant contributions of our team. Our g roup’s dedication and passion have shaped the Jour nal from its early stag es, and we acknowledg e and applaud their hard work.

We are pleased to present our inaugural issue this spring, and hope that SJIA will continue to develop into a f lourishing platfor m for elevating g enerations of Stanford student voices.

Best Reg ards,

Yoo Ra Sung

Lindsay Wu Co-Editor in Chief Co-Editor in Chief Stanford Jour nal of Inter national Affairs Stanford Jour nal of Inter national Affairs

Contributor s

We would like to recognize and thank all of our content and design editors for their hard work this past year in putting tog ether this jour nal

Co-Editor s-in-Chief

Yoo Ra Sung

Lindsay Wu

Content Editor s

Sita Antel

Fiona Clunan

K aushik Sampath

Sachin Singh

Noah Tan

Avinash T hakkar

Design Editor s

Bella Raja

Mu Hsi Hsi