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The Wilson Journal

The University of Virginia's home for undergraduate foreign affairs

About the Wilson Journal

Founded in 2004, the Wilson Journal is the pre-eminent publication for foreign affairs at the University of Virginia. Distributed in partnership with the student-run International Relations Organization (IRO), the Wilson Journal is one of the only undergraduate research journals for international relations in the country.

The Journal celebrates and showcases the impressive research conducted by UVA students, striving to foster meaningful dialogue on the world’s most pressing challenges, spark interest in international issues, and promote high-quality undergraduate research in foreign affairs. We encourage all University students and recent graduates to submit for our next edition! Submitting to the Wilson Journal

Do you have a thought-provoking essay about a contemporary foreign affairs topic? Would you like to join the ranks of distinguished Wilson Journal authors?

Submit to the journal at email@example.com! We accept submissions on a rolling basis, with journals published semesterly. Guidelines for submission can be found below. Essays for our Fall 2018 issue are due by TBD.

Only University of Virginia undergraduates or newly-minted graduates are eligible to submit. Executive Board – Fall 2018 Editor-in-Chief –Sarah Corning

Sarah is a third-year from Atlanta, Georgia pursuing a degree in Political and Social Thought. Outside of the Wilson Journal, Sarah works as a research assistant for Professor Denise Walsh in the Politics Department, serves as Curator for TEDxUVA, Director of Taste of Home, and works at the Legal Aid Justice Center in Charlottesville. Sarah's independent research concerns migration and protection for vulnerable women, focusing on the latest migration and refugee crises. Her latest research project took her to Mexico with the United Nations International Organization for Migration. Richard Song is a second year from Pennsylvania studying finance and computer science. His role in the Wilson Journal has given him insight into the global events that affect macroeconomics and financial markets around the world. Outside of the Wilson Journal, Richard is a manager in the McIntire Investment Institute and participates in Model UN. Last summer, Richard studied abroad in Europe and conducted research with Professor Matos of the Darden School of Business. Events Coordinator – Vaishnavi Karimpuzha

Vaishnavi Karimpuzha is a second-year from Richmond, Virginia who is pursuing a major in Biology and East Asian Studies/Chinese. Aside from the Wilson Journal, Vaishnavi is an Outreach Officer for the Undergraduate Research Network and is the Treasurer for X-Tasee Dance Crew. In her spare time, she enjoys continuing to practice mixed martial arts and traditional Indian Dance. special projects coordinator – Moriah Hendrick

Moriah is a second year from St. Louis, Missouri pursuing a degree in Global Security and Justice. Outside of the Wilson Journal, she is Journalism Chair for the Charlottesville Alliance for Refugees, an America Reads tutor, a volunteer with the IRC, and a member of the University Guide Service. She has spent the last two summers working with refugees in St. Louis, most recently by designing an education program to assist local Syrians in becoming small business owners. In her free time, she rewatches The West Wing and consumes far more Chick-Fil-A than should be allowed. media manager – DEVAN KEESLING

Devan Keesling is a 3rd-year from Paeonian Springs, Virginia pursuing a double major in Foreign Affairs and Religious Studies, as well as a minor in French. She is aiming to join the MA Track in Religion, Violence, and Politics. Outside of the Journal, she is the Wellness, Diversity, and Inclusion Chair in her sorority, an active part of the French community on Grounds, and a dedicated member of the International Relations Organization; she has served as an Assistant Crisis Director for the Cali Cartel Committee in the 2018 Virginia Intercollegiate Crisis Simulation. In her free time, she enjoys traveling and photography, and has been to over 25 countries across the globe, studying abroad in both Rabat, Morocco and Paris, France. Devan also spends her free time watching a little too much Shameless, Narcos, and House of Cards. production chair – madeline swank

Madeline is a 3rd-year from Leesburg, Virginia. Her interest in politics and recent time studying abroad in Spain has lead her to pursue a degree in Foreign Affairs and Spanish. Outside of the Wilson Journal, Madeline is a Spanish tutor for the Spanish department and mentor for the club College Mentors for Kids.

editorial staff – FALL 2018

former editors-in-chief

Daisye Rainer

Landon Holben


Campbell Turner

Sara Keene

Emily Ma

Matthew Heller

Manaal Kwaja

Lorena Tabrane

Stella Connaughton

Tristan Guarnieri

Eric Xu (Fall '17, Spring'18)                              Christopher Benos (Spring '16, Fall '16, Spring '17)
Jackson Simon (Fall '15)
Michael Breger (Fall '14, Spring '15)
Frances Russell (Fall '13, Spring '14)
Daniel Clark (Fall '12, Spring '13)
Camille Danvers (Spring '12)
Haley Hicks (Spring '09)
Svanje Swider (Spring '08)
J. Salvatore Calascione (Spring '07)
Caitlin N. Howarth (Spring '06)
S. John Mikhail (Spring '05)
Kurt Mitman (Spring '04) Print Edition Archives

The Wilson Journal's online archives go back to 2005 and contain articles on every topic within the foreign affairs literature and more. All articles seen here were published in print form by the Wilson Journal.

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 Spring 2005
