An Auspiciously "Glocal" Beginning

The launching of a new journal is, like that of most bold projects, an exercise in optimism. Never quite sure what to expect “out there,” one hopes never ⴀ૰‐ȁ theless that the environment proves conducive to the success of the mission. In launching Region and devoting its first issue to “The Second Decade of Post ⴀ૰‐ȁCommunism,” the editors have embarked on a scholarly mission in ⴀ૰‐ȁ spired by earlier endeavors, yet departing from them as well. A truly inter ⴀ૰‐ȁ national journal with an editorial board spanning the Eurasian and North American continents, Region seeks to transcend not only national boundaries, but also those boundaries that have all too often separated academic special ⴀ૰‐ȁ ists in global or international relations from professionals with on ⴀ૰‐ȁthe ⴀ૰‐ȁground expertise. It also aims to bring together those primarily interested in current

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