Now in its 85th volume!

International Affairs

Published on behalf of Chatham House (the Royal Institute of International Affairs)

Edited by:
Caroline Soper Assistant Editor: Sabine Wolf

ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2008: 15/55 International Relations
Impact Factor: 1.228

International Affairs is Britain's leading journal of international relations. Founded by and edited at Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs in London, it has not only developed a much valued insight into European policy debates but has also become renowned for its coverage of global policy issues.

Mixing commissioned and unsolicited articles from the biggest names in international relations this lively, provocative journal will keep you up-to-date with critical thinking on the key issues shaping world economic and political change.

TopNews and Announcements

In the lead up to December's crucial climate conference in Copenhagen, The World Tonight and International Affairs co-hosted a conference of experts with the Royal Society and the Royal Institute for International Affairs at Chatham House. Professor Robin Lustig chaired a discussion to discuss the impact of the conference - click here to listen to this!

For information about the Chatham House book series, Chatham House Papers, please click here

TopHighlights

85th anniversary issue of International Affairs

Bringing hegemony back in: the United States and international order
Ian Clark

International Relations in a post-hegemonic age
Fred Halliday

Writing International Relations: disciplinary history and beyond
Duncan Bell

The United States and counterinsurgency: 'political first, political last, political always'
Paul Cornish

Deterrence dogma? Challenging the relevance of British nuclear weapons
Nick Ritchie

Mission without end? Peacekeeping in the African political marketplace
Alex de Waal

Major foreign policy challenges for the next US president
Zbigniew Brzezinski

Summitry as intercultural communication
David Reynolds

Review article
The United States and the Cyprus crisis of 1974
Geoffrey Warner

From the archive
Military power and international order
Michael Howard with an introduction by Lawrence Freedman

TopEndorsements

'International Affairs is unique in the quality of its analysis and irreplaceable in the range of its book reviews. Without it, one simply cannot keep up.'
Martin Walker, senior scholar, Woodrow Wilson International Center for scholars, Washington DC.

'International Affairs has surged to the fore among journals of serious thought and discussion about the most critical issues of today and tomorrow. Its articles regularly present the "truth to power" that is indispensable in a world of change and challenge.'
Robert Hunter, RAND Corporation, former US Ambassador to NATO

'International Affairs is a must read for anyone serious about foreign policy, as practitioner, pundit or student. It neatly combines astute analysis with the kind of policy-relevant ideas needed by government.' Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles KCMG LVO, HM Ambassador, Kabul

'International Affairs provides outstanding analysis of global politics. It is a journal that contributes to the foreign policy thinking within any serious political party. As a former Head of the International Economics Programme at Chatham House I contributed articles myself and valued the exposure to an informed and influential audience.'
Vincent Cable MP

'In the depth of its analysis, as much as in the range of its policy discussion, there is no journal to match International Affairs.'
Professor Fred Halliday, London School of Economics

'International Affairs has the best book review section of any journal in the field. Many people subscribe to it for that reason alone.'
Sir Michael Howard