Journal of International Affairs

The "Journal of International Affairs" is a foreign affairs periodical published bi-yearly by the students at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University in New York. The "Journal" is known for its distinctive, single-topic format and for framing heated debates in international affairs for over fifty years. Recent issues have been entitled "The Globalization of Disaster" (spring 2006) and "Historical Reconciliation" (fall 2006).

The "Journal of International Affairs" was established in 1947 as a non-profit organization affiliated with the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. As the second-oldest publication in the field of international relationsFact|date=February 2007, the "Journal" possesses a distinguished history. In the aftermath of the Second World War, the founders of the "Journal" saw a need for a publication that would serve as a forum for debate on global issues.

The "Journal" has covered the crucial topics of over a half-century of international affairs and the constantly changing world order. In the 1960s and 1970s, the focus of the "Journal" shifted from such themes as revolutionary change and political theory to issues such as détente and the rise of technology. The "Journal" now covers often-conflicting trends such as regional integration and globalization and continues to reflect the evolution of world issues.

"Journal" contributors, who are drawn from a diverse group of academics and practitioners, have included Hannah Arendt, Willy Brandt, Zbigniew Brzezinski, W. Averell Harriman, John Kerry, Margaret Mead, Paul Volcker, Kenneth Waltz, Domingo Cavallo and Jimmy Carter.

Today the "Journal" enjoys a readership in more than eighty countries.

External links

* [http://jia.sipa.columbia.edu/ "Journal of International Affairs" website] .