BOOKS/PERIODICALS
Library of Congress. Country Studies
Presents online versions of books on over 100 countries giving a description
and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political,
and national security systems and institutions.
U.S. Department of
State. Major State Department Publications
Includes online access to its publications
Foreign Relations of the United States, Human Rights Reports, Global
Terrorism, etc.
World Factbook
Provides geographical and political
information by country.
DATABASES
CIAO - Columbia
International Affairs Online
The most comprehensive source for theory and
research in international affairs. It includes working papers, books,
journals, proceedings, policy briefs, case studies, course packs,
maps/country data, etc.
GATEWAYS
Europa. Gateway to
the European Union
Portal site of the European Union provides
up-to-date coverage of EU affairs, including legislation and policies.
Links to websites of EU institutions.
European Union in the US
A comprehensive site with headings on EU Newsweb, Websites, Basics, Law &
Policy Overviews, Member Countries, Research Tools, Offices & Services in
the US, EU-US Partnerships, etc.
ISN - International
Relations and Security Network.
Provides annotated links, directories,
research, reports, a reference database, etc. for security and defense
contributed by a network of organizations and institutes.
Portals to the World.
Links to Electronic Resources
Provides selective country links with
information organized by categories, i.e., government, politics, law.
WWW Virtual Library:
International Affairs Resources
“Presents over 2600 annotated links in a
range of international affairs topics... Many are gateway sites or have
internal search engines.” Topics include international development,
business and economics, law, education, security, communications, etc.
GOVERNMENT
Central Intelligence
Agency
CIA - Electronic
Reading Room
Presents a searchable database of
declassified CIA reports, letters,
and memos
Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/
Global Legal
Information Network
Library of
Congress database of laws, regulations, and other
complementary legal
sources contributed by national governments.
U.S. Department of
State
Background Notes
Bureau of Public
Affairs. Foreign Relations of the U.S.
Country Reports on
Human Rights Practices
International Topics
and Issues
Timeline of U.S. Diplomatic
History
NEWS
ForeignWire.com
Features international news, content and analysis
ORGANIZATIONS/RESEARCH
American Public
Opinion and U.S. Foreign Policy
Surveys include Public Opinion Study 2002
covering perceptions of foreign policy problems and threats post 911,
international terrorism, the Bush administration,
Iraq, the Middle East, etc.
Carnegie Endowment
for International Peace
Offers
publications, web links, etc. on international affairs issues ranging from
peace and conflict resolution to business and the economy.
Council on Foreign
Relations
Presents a
critically acclaimed website with articles by Fellows, papers, books, news,
etc. arranged by area and topic.
European Union in the
U.S.
European Union
Delegation of the European Commission to the U.S. provides basic
information, research, websites, etc. on the EU.
Harvard University -
Weatherhead Center for International Affairs (WCFIA)
Provides
research on contemporary issues in international affairs, including
economics, international relations, security, comparative politics, etc.
RAND
Presents online research briefs and selected
publications in many areas, including national defense, criminal and civil
justice, international relations, and regional studies with the objective of
improving policy and decisionmaking.
STATISTICS
International Data
Base (IDB)
Provides links
to statistical tables of demographic and socioeconomic data.
United Nations Statistics Division
Provides data on international trade,
national accounts, energy, industry, environment, transportation, and
demographic and social statistics from many national and international
sources.
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