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| Editor | Jessica Loudis |
|---|---|
| Categories | International relations andPolitical Science |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Publisher | Duke University Press for the World Policy Institute |
| First issue | 1984 |
| Final issue Number | 2017 34 (4) |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | New York City |
| Language | English |
| Website | worldpolicy |
| ISSN | 0740-2775 (print) 1936-0924 (web) |
| OCLC | 38482151 |
World Policy Journal was the flagship publication of the World Policy Institute, published byDuke University Press. Focusing oninternational relations, the publication providedleft-wing, non-United States-centric perspectives to world issues. It contained primarily policyessays but alsobook reviews, interviews, and historical essays. Most articles were commissioned.[1] The last print issue of the journal was published in Winter 2017.[2]
In March 2000, theCongressional Research Service (CRS) ranked the journal as one of the top foreign policy publications in the United States, along withForeign Affairs andForeign Policy, because of the quality and expert opinion of pieces written on the US global role for the post-Cold War era. The CRS named nine influential articles that appeared inWorld Policy Journal, such asSidney Blumenthal's analysis on "The Return of the Repressed Anti-Internationalism and the American Right",Paul Kennedy's "The Next American Century?", and articles byDavid Calleo, Hugh DeSantis, Christopher Layne, Charles William Maynes,William Pfaff,Joel H. Rosenthal andDavid Unger.[3]
Material from the journal was sometimes republished as books, such asAhmed Rashid'sJihad, Rajan Menon'sEnd of Alliances, andBrian Steidle'sThe Devil Came on Horseback.
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), andDavid A. Andelman (2008–2015).
Benjamin Schwarz was the executive editor from 1996 to 1998. 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 ofWorld Policy Journal, the World Policy Institute, is in a time of transition, and it was unclear when the journal will resume publication."
World Policy Journal is abstracted and indexed inAcademic Search Elite,Academic Search Premier,Arts and Humanities Search,PubMed,Scopus, and theSocial Sciences Citation Index.
In 2016 the editorial board had the following members:[4]
In June 1991, authorsSteven Emerson and Cristina del Sesto wrote thatWorld 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."[5] World Policy Institute senior fellowEric Alterman characterized their critique as "wild aspersions".[6]
In a 2002 article,The New York Times described the magazine as "one of the voices of dissent in how the United States carries out the war on terror abroad", stating: "TheWorld Policy Journal has little of the money or reach ofForeign Affairs, its august rival uptown. But it has a place. 'It is a thoughtful journal,' said James F. Hoge Jr., the editor ofForeign 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.'"[7]