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| '''''Foreign Affairs''''' is the preemininent ] ] of ]. | '''''Foreign Affairs''''' is the preemininent ] ] of ]. | ||
| The journal is published by the ], a private sector group established in ] in ] with the goal of keep the United States involved in world affairs even as the government turned to ]. The group, mostly comprised of academics, published a quarterly publications, and this became ''Foreign 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 |
] 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 color for the cover. | ||
| The journal rose to its greatest prominence after |
The journal rose to its greatest prominence after ] when ] became central to ] and the United States became one of the most important actors in global international relations. Several extremely important articles were published in ''Foreign Affairs'', including the reworking of ]'s ] which first publicized the doctrine of ] that would form the basis of American ] policy. | ||
| Eleven different ] have written essays in Foreign Affairs, and |
Eleven different ] have written essays in Foreign Affairs, and today its articles are still considered to be an important indicator of the line of thinking in the United States ]. | ||
| Since the end of the Cold War the journal has continued to remain prominent. It was in ''Foreign Affairs'' that ] published his influential |
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.
The journal is published by the Council on Foreign Relations, a private sector group established in New York City in 1920 with the goal of keep the United States involved in world affairs even as the government turned to isolationism. The group, mostly comprised of academics, published a quarterly publications, and this became Foreign 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 color for the cover.
The journal rose to its greatest prominence after World War II when foreign relations became central to United States politics and the United States became one of the most important actors in global international relations. Several extremely important articles were published in Foreign Affairs, including the reworking of George Kennan's Long Telegram which first publicized the doctrine of containment that would form the basis of American Cold War policy.
Eleven different Secretaries of State have written essays in Foreign Affairs, and today its articles are still considered to be an important indicator of the line of thinking in the United States Department of State.
Since the end of the Cold War the journal has continued to remain prominent. It was in Foreign Affairs that Samuel P. Huntington published his influential "Clash of Civilizations" article.