The International Affairs Journal is an academic journal based at the University of California in Davis that strives to connect the academic world through scholarly papers in order to spread awareness, start conversations and spark curiosity about the international issues that are facing our world today. We promote the publication of both undergraduate and graduate papers, giving all students the opportunity to have their work published and recognized in the academic community.

The International Affairs Journal releases two publications: the International Affairs Journal and the International Update, found on our website.

Current Issue: Winter 2010, Volume 5, Issue 2

Table of Contents/Letter from the Editor

Challenging Convention: An Alternative Policy for CENTCOM AOR

Regional Spotlight: Sub-Saharan Africa
Background and Interview with Professor Moradewun Adejunmobi

Omnipresent Yet Elusive: The Paradox of Why Solar Energy Is Not More Widely Used in Africa

African Women in the Nation’s Capital: Race, Gender, and Nation in the Making of Immigrant Labor

Regional Integration in West Africa: The Evolving Role of the Economic Community of West African States

Can Sub-Saharan Africa Escape from the Third-World?

Archipelagoes, Decolonization and State Power: Lessons from Comoros

New on the International Update

The Russo-American Missile Shield: A Tenuous Display of Transnational Cooperation on Global ICBM Defense
By Justin Baker