The journal published its first issue in the Summer/Fall of 2005, which featured interviews with
The New York Times journalist
David Brooks, human rights activist
John Prendergast, and articles by
political scientist Paul Bracken and
United States Agency for International Development administrator
Andrew Natsios. Later issues have included articles by prominent academics and practitioners in the international relations field including
British Prime Minister Tony Blair, environmentalist
Ma Jun, presidential adviser
Samantha Power,
Georgian Ambassador
Irakli Alasania, The Yale Journal of International Affairs has produced four themed issues: • "Spotlight on Development" (Volume 5, Issue 1), which included commentary from
George Ayittey,
William Easterly,
Paul Collier and
Nancy Birdsall; • "Spotlight on Security" (Volume 5, Issue 2), which included commentary from
John Negroponte,
Mary Kaldor, and
Stephen M. Walt; • "Spotlight on Women" (Volume 6, Issue 1), which included commentary from
Muhtar Kent; • "Spotlight on Resources" (Volume 6, Issue 2), which included commentary from General
Stanley McChrystal and
James Woolsey. According to
Richard Levin, President of
Yale University, "[f]ounded and edited by students in the departments and professional schools across the University, the Journal has accepted submissions from Yale students, faculty, and alumni, as well as prominent scholars and practitioners based elsewhere. The
Yale Journal of International Affairs Graduate Student Publication serves as a unique showcase for the University's broad expertise in international affairs and as an important forum for scholarly debate on global issues." ==References==