The Cornell International Affairs Review (CIAR) is a biannual peer-reviewed

Peer review

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 student-run academic journal

Academic journal

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 published by Cornell University

Cornell University

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. It covers studies of international relations

International relations

International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...

, international trade

International trade

International trade is the exchange of capital, goods, and services across international borders or territories. In most countries, such trade represents a significant share of gross domestic product...

 and finance

International finance

International finance is the branch of economics that studies the dynamics of exchange rates, foreign investment, global financial system, and how these affect international trade. It also studies international projects, international investments and capital flows, and trade deficits. It includes...

, human rights

Human rights

Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...

, diplomacy

Diplomacy

Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting negotiations between representatives of groups or states...

, culture

Culture

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, public health

Public health

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 and technology

Technology

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, geopolitics

Geopolitics

Geopolitics, from Greek Γη and Πολιτική in broad terms, is a theory that describes the relation between politics and territory whether on local or international scale....

, and development

Economic development

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 and was established in 2007. The CIAR "seeks to provide a nonpartisan

Nonpartisan

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 society and forum dedicated to the study of international relations

International relations

International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...

 in an increasingly globalized

Globalization

Globalization refers to the increasingly global relationships of culture, people and economic activity. Most often, it refers to economics: the global distribution of the production of goods and services, through reduction of barriers to international trade such as tariffs, export fees, and import...

 world."

Executive board

The CIAR has an executive board that oversees the immediate administrative and executive operations of the journal. The board is composed of a president and editor-in-chief, executive vice president, managing editor, vice president of finance, vice president of publication, vice president of public relations

Public relations

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, vice president of global networking, and a secretary. Many of these positions preside over departments in the organization; current departments include an editing staff, finance staff, publications staff, and global networking staff. There is also an associate staff, who hold the positions of Cornell-submission editor, abroad-submission editor, layout editor, and webmaster.