The SAIS Review of International Affairs

🌎 We are thrilled to announce the release of our Fall-Winter 2025 edition on Break in the Supply Chain: Disruption and Evolution in Global Trade. Head over to Project Muse muse.jhu.edu/issue/56528 to begin reading! Print copies will be available for purchase soon!

Read how Farrukh Khan confronts the challenges facing the 10th Secretary-General, who will be like a ‘Galactic Chancellor of the Star Wars’ universe, under whose watch a new world order can emerge peacefully, or one which could be the last. saisreview.sais.jhu.edu/diverging-visi…

Philip Finkelstein writes how Donald Trump resurrected the doctrine of "peace through strength," but in doing so, blurred the line between power as a means of deterrence and power as a justification for dominance. Read more on the SAIS Review. saisreview.sais.jhu.edu/peace-through-…

Julian McBride, former U.S. Marine and founder/director of Reflections of War Initiative (ROW), analyzes how the South China Sea is a major flashpoint that could escalate into the next regional war. Read now on the SAIS Review. saisreview.sais.jhu.edu/a-calm-before-…

Henry Large examines the political, economic, and diplomatic elements of China’s engagement with Venezuela, and the obstacles that China presents to U.S. foreign policy in an era of great power competition. Read now on the SAIS Review. saisreview.sais.jhu.edu/china-in-the-u…

Hanif Santoso sheds light on Indonesia's race to become Southeast Asia’s electric-vehicle hub, and the government’s new drive for “battery sovereignty.” Read now on the SAIS Review. saisreview.sais.jhu.edu/battery-sovere…

Listen now to The Looking Glass Podcast featuring Nicholas Brumfield to discuss the FSO Safer in Yemen and the following questions about responsibility, prevention, and the governance of high-risk infrastructure in conflict zones podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/les…

Listen now to The Looking Glass Podcast featuring Tarek Mahmoud to unpack how war-torn spaces like the Burj El Murr can be transformed into platforms for dialogue podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/des…

Dr. Serhat S. Çubukçuoğlu writes on possible avenues for the Greek-Turkish Maritime Delimitation Agreement to come to fruition, analyzing historical setbacks and regional considerations. Read more on the SAIS Review. saisreview.sais.jhu.edu/rethinking-equ…

M. G. Quibria writes on the crisis confronting the WTO by tracing the historical rise and gradual decline of the multilateral regime, contrasting the US and Chinese narratives surrounding its evolution, and examining its institutional frailties. saisreview.sais.jhu.edu/multilateralis…

Read Larry Garber and Edward McMahon's analysis on the consequences of the razing of US international development institutions, as activists and think tankers initiate discussions about a rejuvenated, post-Trump international development regime. lnkd.in/gScmj2wf

Listen now to The Looking Glass Podcast featuring Dr. Ronay Bakan to unpack the protection of cultural heritage in Diyarbakir, Turkey, and its recovery since the Kurdish insurrection podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/con…

Economist Talal Rafi presents Sri Lanka’s economic crisis and the ensuing debt restructuring as a case study of how debt vulnerabilities intersect great power competition, regional security, and global financial governance. Read more on the SAIS Review. lnkd.in/gJjB2RAr

Professor Ognen Vangelov unpacks the complexities of Bulgaria’s identity-based demands, which are shaping North Macedonia’s path to EU accession. Read more on the SAIS Review. saisreview.sais.jhu.edu/exiting-the-bu…

Listen now to The Looking Glass Podcast featuring Dr. Alexander Fekete to explore how the regions affected by the 2024 Spanish floods have navigated their recovery and strengthened their long-term resilience podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aft…

Vaibhav Chhimpa writes on the US-India semiconductor alliance as a template for global resilience in critical technology sectors. Read more on the SAIS Review. saisreview.sais.jhu.edu/strategic-redu…

James Van de Velde, Ph.D., explores the cyber threats that Japan faces and writes about how to develop a strong cyber strategy for Japan by understanding the uniqueness of the cyber domain. Read more on the SAIS Review. saisreview.sais.jhu.edu/improving-japa…

The SAIS Review is back with its print edition! 📰 Please send submissions to saisreview@jh.edu and sais.review@gmail.com. Abstracts are due February 2nd, 2026, and manuscripts are due March 9th, 2026. Scan the QR to learn more about our submission guidelines!

Hills Stern LLP attorney Patrick L. Schmidt analyzes the challenges Small Island Developing States (SIDS) face in boosting their legitimacy in the blue economy. Read more on the SAIS Review. saisreview.sais.jhu.edu/the-transition…

"The construction of the technological identity of national entities is carried out through media strategies, where techno nationalist concepts gain hegemonic positions," writes Alena Gribanova. Read now on The SAIS Review. saisreview.sais.jhu.edu/the-geopolitic…