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Foreign Policy Analysis is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Studies Association. The journal was established in 2005. The current editors-in-chief are Klaus Brummer (Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Germany) and Brian Lai (University of Iowa, USA). The journal covers the process, effects, causes and outputs of foreign policy decision-making in both comparative and case-specific manners. Less
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| Overview | |
| Publisher | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| General Details | |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Publication Start Year | 2005 |
| Publisher URL | Visit website |
| Website URL | Visit website |
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