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The American Interest

Editor	Jeffrey Gedmin
Categories	International relations
Frequency	Bimonthly
Founded	2005; 19 years ago (2005)
Company	The American Interest LLC
Country	United States
Based in	Washington, D.C.
Language	English
Website	www.the-american-interest.com
ISSN	1556-5777
OCLC	180161622

The American Interest (AI) was a bimonthly magazine founded in 2005, focusing primarily on foreign policy, international affairs, global economics, and military matters.

History

The magazine was founded in 2005 by a number of members of the editorial board of The National Interest, led by Francis Fukuyama, who opposed changes to that journal's editorial policy implemented by its new publisher, the Nixon Center.

Several people formerly associated with The National Interest have been associated with The American Interest, including former National Interest editor Adam Garfinkle (the founding editor of The American Interest); Fukuyama, who serves as chairman of the journal's executive committee; Ruth Wedgwood, formerly a National Interest advisory council member and now an American Interest editorial board member; and Thomas M. Rickers, formerly the managing editor of The National Interest. In October 2018, Jeffrey Gedmin was appointed Editor-in-Chief.

Hiatus

As of October 2, 2020, it announced that "due primarily to financing difficulties" it was "taking a hiatus from publishing new material". Selected articles were kept available free online.

Reception

Writing in The American Prospect, Robert S. Boynton commented that "The American Interest represents a new and fascinating sun in the expanding galaxy of opponents of Bush administration policy."

Prominent contributors

Contributors to the journal were predominantly established (rather than up-and-coming) commentators known for their expertise in international affairs, global strategy, and military matters. In addition to Fukuyama, Garfinkle, and other magazine staffers, the major contributors included:

• Andrew J. Bacevich
• Stephen Biddle
• Diane Francis
• Niall Ferguson
• John Lewis Gaddis
• Mary R. Habeck
• Robert D. Kaplan
• Bernard-Henri Lévy
• Walter Russell Mead
• Andrew A. Michta
• Ralph Peters
• Robert Reich
• Dov Zakheim
• Josef Joffe
• William Galston

See also

• Current History
• Foreign Affairs
• Foreign Policy

References

1. Kirkpatrick, David D. (March 13, 2005). "Battle Splits Conservative Magazine". The New York Times.
2. Glenn, David (April 15, 2005). "Quarrels Cause Resignations at 'The National Interest' and Give Rise to Plans for a Rival Journal". Chronicle of Higher Education.
3. The American Interest's Masthead Archived December 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
4. Snapshot, via the Internet Archive, of The National Interest staff directory, January 5, 2006
5. Davidson, Charles (October 23, 2018). "An Important Announcement". The American Interest.
6. Davidson, Charles (October 2, 2020). "A Letter to TAI's Subscribers and Readers". The American Interest.
7. Boynton, Robert S. (September 18, 2005). "The Neocon Who Wasn't". The American Prospect.
8. The American Interest's Back Issues page Archived December 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Resources in your library
• Resources in other libraries

• The American Interest website

• 2005 establishments in Washington, D.C.
• Bimonthly magazines published in the United States
• Conservative magazines published in the United States
• International relations journals
• Magazines established in 2005
• Magazines published in Washington, D.C.