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| '''''Foreign Affairs''''' is the preemininent ] ] of ]. | |||
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| It is published by the ]. This group was established in ] in ] as a private sector attempt to keep the United States involved in world affairs even as teh government turned to ]. The group, mostly comprised of academics, published a quarterly publications, and this became foriegn affairs. | |||
| ] of ] was the journal's frist editor. Unwilling to move to New York ] of the '']'' was appointed as a co-editor. He established many of patterns that continue to this day. This includes choosing the light blue colour for the cover. | |||
| The journal rose to its greatest prominence after the ] when interantional relations became central to United States politcs, and the United States became central to the world's international realtions. Extremely important pieces were published in Foreign Affairs, including the reworking of ]'s ] which first publicized the doctrine of ] that would for the basis of American ] policy. | |||
| Eleven different ] have written essays in Foreign Affairs, and it is still today looked upon as the location to find out what the top minds in the ] are thinking. | |||
| Since the end of the Cold War the journal has continued to remain prominent. It was in ''Foreign Affairs'' that ] published his influential '']'' article. | |||
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Foreign Affairs is the preemininent American journal of international relations.
It is published by the Council on Foreign Relations. This group was established in New York City in 1920 as a private sector attempt to keep the United States involved in world affairs even as teh government turned to isolationism. The group, mostly comprised of academics, published a quarterly publications, and this became foriegn affairs.
Archibald Cary Coolidge of Harvard University was the journal's frist editor. Unwilling to move to New York Hamilton Fish Armstrong of the Evening Post was appointed as a co-editor. He established many of patterns that continue to this day. This includes choosing the light blue colour for the cover.
The journal rose to its greatest prominence after the Second World War when interantional relations became central to United States politcs, and the United States became central to the world's international realtions. Extremely important pieces were published in Foreign Affairs, including the reworking of George Kennan's Long Telegram which first publicized the doctrine of containment that would for the basis of American Cold War policy.
Eleven different Secretaries of State have written essays in Foreign Affairs, and it is still today looked upon as the location to find out what the top minds in the State Department are thinking.
Since the end of the Cold War the journal has continued to remain prominent. It was in Foreign Affairs that Samual P. Huntington published his influential Clash of Civilizations article.