World Affairs
American academic journal
World Affairs is an American quarterly journal covering international relations. At one time, it was an official publication of the American Peace Society. The magazine has been published since 1837 and was re-launched in January 2008 as a new publication. It was published by the World Affairs Institute from 2010 to 2016, when it was sold to the Policy Studies Organization. Each issue contains articles offering diverse perspectives on global issues and United States foreign policy. World Affairs is headquartered in Washington, D.C. Prior to 1932, the magazine was published monthly and under a variety of names, including The Advocate of Peace. Those articles have since been digitized by JSTOR and are freely viewable up to 1923.
Notable contributors
History of name changes
The journal has undergone a series of name changes since initially published in 1837:
1837–1845: The Advocate of Peace
1847–1884: Advocate of Peace
1889–1892: The American Advocate of Peace and Arbitration
1892–1893: American Advocate of Peace
1894–1920: The Advocate of Peace
1920–1932: Advocate of Peace through Justice
1932–present: World Affairs
See also
Benjamin Franklin Trueblood
References
External links
The Advocate of Peace 1837–1845. JSTOR.
Advocate of Peace (1847-1884). JSTOR.
The American Advocate of Peace and Arbitration (1889-1892).
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