The Yale Journal of International Affairs is an international affairs

International relations

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 policy journal based out of Yale University

Yale University

Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...

 (New Haven, CT). The journal is published biyearly and contains articles, interviews and op-eds by academics, policy practitioners and advanced graduate students.

History

The journal published its first issue in the Summer/Fall of 2005, which featured interviews with The New York Times

The New York Times

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journalist David Brooks

David Brooks (journalist)

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, human rights activist John Prendergast

John Prendergast

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, and articles by political scientist

Political science

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 Paul Bracken

Paul Bracken

Paul Bracken is a professor of political science and business at Yale University. Professor Bracken grew up in Philadelphia. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Columbia University in 1971 and his PhD in Operations Research in 1982 from Yale University.Bracken is a member of the Council...

 and United States Agency for International Development

United States Agency for International Development

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 administrator Andrew Natsios

Andrew Natsios

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. Later issues have included articles by prominent academics and practitioners in the international relations field including British Prime Minister

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

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 Tony Blair

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, environmentalist Ma Jun

Ma Jun

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, presidential adviser Samantha Power

Samantha Power

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, economist Joseph Stiglitz, Georgian

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 Ambassador Irakli Alasania

Irakli Alasania

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, and United States Secretary of Homeland Security

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 Michael Chertoff

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According to Richard Levin, President of Yale University

Yale University

Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...

, "[f]ounded and edited by students in the departments and professional schools across the University, the Journal has accepted submissions from Yale students, faculty, and alumni, as well as prominent scholars and practitioners based elsewhere. The Yale Journal of International Affairs Graduate Student Publication serves as a unique showcase for the University’s broad expertise in international affairs and as an important forum for scholarly debate on global issues."

The current Editor-In-Chief is Audrey Latura. Former editors-in-chief include:
Mai Truong (2010), Jason Warner (2009), Benjamin Shatil (2008), William Ko (2007), and Evan D. McCormick (2006).