{"685934":{"#nid":"685934","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Foreign Policy Research Institute and Georgia Tech Announce a Collaboration to Publish the \u0027Orbis Journal of World Affairs\u0027","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.fpri.org\/\u0022\u003EForeign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/inta.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003ESam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/a\u003E at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) announce the relaunch of the \u003Cem\u003EOrbis Journal of World Affairs.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFirst published in 1957, \u003Cem\u003EOrbis \u003C\/em\u003Ewas conceived as a forum for policymakers, scholars, and the informed public to publish scholarly articles focused on geopolitics, foreign affairs, and global security. The journal has featured work by notable authors such as Ian Brzezinski, Ash Carter, Elbridge Colby, William R. Van Cleave, Robert Kaplan, Albert Wohlstetter, and Dov Zakheim, and has been a critical resource for policymakers and professors for more than five decades.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOver half a century later, the FPRI-Nunn School collaboration will continue the mission of the journal\u2019s first editor, Robert Strausz-Hup\u00e9. Hup\u00e9 believed that the contours of global affairs would be shaped both by geopolitical competition and technological change.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EOrbis\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Ewill continue to deliver informative and insightful articles and podcasts about foreign policy, national security, and geopolitics, with a particular focus on how emerging technologies are reshaping these fields.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EOrbis \u003C\/em\u003Ewill adopt an innovative new format that features both peer-reviewed scholarly research and contributions from policymakers and practitioners. The unique partnership between FPRI and the Nunn School, combining a blend of rigorous academic scholarship with timely policy insight, promises to explore the most pressing issues in international affairs from multiple perspectives.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll future \u003Cem\u003EOrbis \u003C\/em\u003Earticles and archives will be available for all readers on a new website. The journal will continue to be published in a digital quarterly format, with the articles published online as soon as they have been edited and cleared for publication. The website will also feature a bimonthly podcast series, and both FPRI and the Nunn School will host thematic virtual and in-person events.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe editorial team will be headed by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.fpri.org\/contributor\/nikolas-gvosdev-2\/\u0022\u003ENikolas Gvosdev,\u003C\/a\u003E senior fellow at FPRI and the Captain Jerome E. Levy Chair in Economic Geography and National Security at the U.S. Naval War College, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/inta.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/lawrence-rubin\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003ELawrence Rubin\u003C\/a\u003E, co-director of the Georgia Tech DC Program: Pathways to Policy and an associate professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI am delighted that FPRI and the Nunn School will join together in this partnership for a relaunch of \u003Cem\u003EOrbis\u003C\/em\u003E, and to renew Strauz-Hup\u00e9\u2019s mandate for a journal that \u2018will curate the most insightful articles that examine the issues that affect global security.\u2019 The 2021 special issue of Orbis dedicated to \u2018Emerging Technology and National Security\u2019\u003Cem\u003E \u003C\/em\u003Ewhich Larry served as guest editor \u2014 which was one of the most widely-read and cited issues of the journal in recent years \u2014 shows the potential of this partnership for the future of \u003Cem\u003EOrbis,\u003C\/em\u003E\u201d said Gvosdev.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are thrilled that after years of planning we will see these important efforts come to fruition. This partnership is about our commitment to demonstrating that both policy and academic partnership can be mutually beneficial,\u201d added Rubin.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u201cOrbis \u003C\/em\u003Ehas been at the forefront of geopolitical debate and discussion since 1957. I can\u2019t wait to take it from behind a paywall and to make it available to all our readers. And to really focus on bridging the divide between academia and policy,\u201d said Aaron Stein, president of FPRI.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAdam N. Stulberg, Sam Nunn School Chair and professor, echoed the excitement surrounding this new partnership.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt marks a concerted effort not only at bridging gaps but at keeping pace with today\u2019s rapidly changing international landscape. With the rejuvenated \u003Cem\u003EOrbis\u003C\/em\u003E and accessible online formats, we aim to establish an uncommon dynamic forum where scholars, technical experts, and practitioners can engage different perspectives and distill insight into underlying drivers and strategic implications presented by emerging technologies and other contemporary problem-sets that confront U.S. national and international security.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe\u003Cem\u003E Orbis Journal of World Affairs\u003C\/em\u003E is set to relaunch in Spring 2026. To be the first to know about new content, be sure to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.fpri.org\/subscribe\/\u0022\u003Esubscribe \u003C\/a\u003Eto FPRI\u2019s mailing list.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Foreign Policy Research Institute\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Foreign Policy Research Institute is a nonpartisan Philadelphia-based think tank dedicated to producing the highest quality scholarship and nonpartisan policy analysis focused on crucial foreign policy and national security challenges facing the United States. FPRI educates those who make and influence policy, as well as the public at large, through the lens of history, geography, and culture. For more information, visit fpri.org.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFounded in 1990, the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology is dedicated to educating the next generation of scholars and practitioners on diverse approaches to tackling real-world problems to advance the global human condition. As one of the first professional schools of international affairs situated at major technological institute, we provide comprehensive, interdisciplinary, multi-method, and flexible undergraduate and graduate social science programming at the nexus of science and technology, with special attention to strategic, political economy, and comparative political perspectives on international security, global development, and governance.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EA version of this story \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.fpri.org\/news\/2025\/10\/foreign-policy-research-institute-and-georgia-tech-announce-a-collaboration-to-publish-the-orbis-journal-of-world-affairs\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003Efirst appeared\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E on the FPRI website.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.fpri.org\/\u0022\u003EForeign Policy Research Institute\u003C\/a\u003E and Georgia Tech\u0027s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/inta.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003ESam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/a\u003E announce the relaunch of the \u003Cem\u003EOrbis Journal of World Affairs.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Foreign Policy Research Institute and Georgia Tech\u0027s Sam Nunn School of International Affairs announce the relaunch of the \u0022Orbis Journal of World Affairs.\u0022"}],"uid":"36009","created_gmt":"2025-10-22 19:39:46","changed_gmt":"2026-03-20 12:57:55","author":"cwhittle9","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-10-22T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-10-22T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"678430":{"id":"678430","type":"image","title":"inta-journal.png","body":null,"created":"1761161996","gmt_created":"2025-10-22 19:39:56","changed":"1761161996","gmt_changed":"2025-10-22 19:39:56","alt":"Rendering of a globe with the FPRI and INTA logos.","file":{"fid":"262453","name":"inta-journal.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/10\/22\/inta-journal.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/10\/22\/inta-journal.png","mime":"image\/png","size":3127675,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/10\/22\/inta-journal.png?itok=hWuiclQa"}}},"media_ids":["678430"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.fpri.org\/news\/2025\/10\/foreign-policy-research-institute-and-georgia-tech-announce-a-collaboration-to-publish-the-orbis-journal-of-world-affairs\/","title":"Read This Article on FPRI.org"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1285","name":"Sam Nunn School of International Affairs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71911","name":"Earth and Environment"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMegan McRainey\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:megan.mcrainey@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emegan.mcrainey@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}