''World Policy Journal'' was the flagship publication of the World Policy Institute, published by

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. Focusing on

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, the publication provided

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, non-United States-centric perspectives to world issues. It contained primarily policy

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s but also

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s, interviews, and historical essays. Most articles were commissioned. The last print issue of the journal was published in Winter 2017.

Criticism

In June 1991, authors

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and Cristina del Sesto wrote that ''World Policy Journal'' is "a publication with a clear bias toward a pro- P.L.O. point of view", and that "In the entire history of that quarterly's publication, there has never been one analysis presenting the Israeli mainstream point of view." World Policy Institute senior fellow

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characterized their critique as "wild aspersions".

Praise

In a 2002 article, ''

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'' described the magazine as "one of the voices of dissent in how the United States carries out the war on terror abroad", stating: "The ''World Policy Journal'' has little of the money or reach of ''

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'', its august rival uptown. But it has a place. 'It is a thoughtful journal,' said James F. Hoge Jr., the editor of ''Foreign Affairs'', which publishes articles by more mainstream political figures. 'It makes an effort to get views that may not find a home in more established publications like ours.'"

Notable articles and authors

In March 2000, the

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(CRS) ranked the journal as one of the top foreign policy publications in the United States, along with ''

'' and ''

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'', because of the quality and expert opinion of pieces written on the US global role for the post-

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era. The CRS named nine influential articles that appeared in ''World Policy Journal'', such as

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's analysis on "The Return of the Repressed Anti-Internationalism and the American Right",

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's "The Next American Century?", and articles by David Calleo, Hugh DeSantis, Christopher Layne, Charles William Maynes,

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, Joel H. Rosenthal and David Unger. Material from the journal was sometimes republished as books, such as

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's ''Jihad'', Rajan Menon's ''End of Alliances'', and

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's ''

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''.

Editors

Former editors were Christopher Shay (2015–2016), Sherle R. Schwenninger (1982–1991), Richard Caplan (1991–1992), James Chace (1993–2000), Karl E. Meyer (2000–2008), and David A. Andelman (2008–2015). Former managing editors included Yaffa Fredrick, Christopher Shay, Justin Vogt, Ryan Bradley, Linda Wrigley, and Benjamin Pauker. Patrick Coleff, the Digital Access and Books Specialist for Duke University Press stated: "The owner of ''World Policy Journal'', the World Policy Institute, is in a time of transition, and it was unclear when the journal will resume publication."

Abstracting and indexing

''World Policy Journal'' is abstracted and indexed in

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, and the

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Editorial board

In 2016 the editorial board has the following members: *

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, Columbia University (Chairman) * Sulaiman Al-Hattlan, HattPost Media *

, World Policy Institute *

, Author * Ying Chan, The University of Hong Kong *

Mark Danner Mark David Danner (born November 10, 1958) is an American writer, journalist, and educator. He is a former staff writer for ''The New Yorker'' and frequent contributor to ''The New York Review of Books''. Danner specializes in U.S. foreign affa ...

, ''

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'' * Kate Doyle, National Security Archive * Naresh Fernandes, ''Scroll.in'' *

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, Boston University *

John Maxwell Hamilton John Maxwell Hamilton (born March 28, 1947) is a journalist, public servant, and educator. He is the Hopkins P. Breazeale Professor in the Manship School of Mass Communication, Louisiana State University, and a Global Scholar at the Woodrow Wilso ...

, Louisiana State University *

James F. Hoge Jr. James Fulton Hoge Jr. (born December 25, 1935) was the editing, editor of ''Foreign Affairs'' and the Peter G. Peterson Chair at the Council on Foreign Relations. His principal areas of expertise are U.S. foreign policy and international economic p ...

, Center for Global Affairs, NYU * Aziz Z.Huq, University of Chicago Law School * Azubuike lshiekwene, Punch Newspaper Group, Nigeria * Peter B. Kaufman, Intelligent Television * Paul Kelly, ''The Australian'' * Anne Nelson, Columbia University * Peter Osnos, PublicAffairs Books * Jennifer Ramos, Loyola Marymount University * Sherle R. Schwenninger, World Policy Institute * Nancy E. Soderberg, Connect U.S. Fund *

Ronald Steel Ronald Lewis Steel (born March 25, 1931) is an American writer, historian, and professor. He is the author of the definitive biography of Walter Lippmann. Biography Ronald Steel was born in 1931 in Morris, Illinois outside of Chicago. He earn ...

, University of Southern California *

Paul Steiger Paul Steiger (born August 15, 1942) is an American journalist who served as managing editor of '' The Wall Street Journal'' from 1991 until May 15, 2007. After that, he was the founding editor-in-chief, CEO and president of ProPublica from 2008 thr ...

, ProPublica * Angela E. Stent, Georgetown University * Patrick Wajsman, Politique Internationale * Martin Walker, World Policy Institute *

Ruth Wedgwood Ruth Wedgwood (born 1949) is an American lawyer and university professor who holds the Edward B. Burling Chair in International Law and Diplomacy at the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, in Washington, D.C. Fam ...

, Johns Hopkins University, SAIS

References

External links

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