International Affairs journal: Celebrating 100 years

International Affairs is the world-leading journal of international relations. We are renowned for academically rigorous, practitioner-focused scholarship.

International Affairs has published leading research from across the discipline of international relations since 1922. In 2022 we celebrated 100 years of publishing academically rigorous and policy relevant research.

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We are a top-ranked journal of international relations and produce six issues a year.

As the journal begins its second century, we are committed to continue publishing global, diverse and innovative research. Since 2020 we have successfully worked to ensure that 50 per cent of our contributors identified as women.

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