<p>My thoughts on this?</p>
<p>It doesn't matter. International affairs, as a discipline, is too hard to pin down in any meaningful way anyway. What I do at IR/PS is a far cry from SFS in terms of academic focus. Yet both IR/PS and SFS are considered "international affairs" programs. </p>
<p>I tend to eschew undergrad IR programs anyway. For one, most of the necessary skills required for a successful career in this area are best learned at the graduate level. That, and I have yet to see a really good undergrad IR curriculum. </p>
<p>Quick note: JHU's IR program is at SAIS, and is generally graduate-only.</p>
<p>My serious advice? Go where you'll get the MOST quantitative coursework. In the end, that's what gets you jobs. Someone with a year of quantitative methods is a much more valuable asset on the job market than someone who has 3 more classes on "security of ______."</p>
<p>Edit: Upsilamba, you said
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I'm a lot more interested in languages than econ.
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<p>If I may impose my cynicism (based on my experience in this area) on you, I would find an interest in econ pretty quickly. Most of the best IR people have at least some ability in economics or political economy. You're going to want at least 3-5 quarters or 2-4 semesters of econ under your belt. Basically: microecon, macroecon, political economy, and some trade economics are all key to really being a good IR scholar.</p>