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Greenwood Encyclopedia of International Relations.
4v. 2002
Includes articles on events, concepts, organizations, places, and people. Alphabetically arranged entries vary in length from concise definitions to several pages.
 


WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources
http://www.etown.edu/vl/
Directory of Web-accessible resources on International Affairs, categorized by topic and geographic region.


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Encyclopedia of Nationalism.
2v. 2001


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Atlas of States: Global Change 1900 - 2000
. 1999

 


International Agencies and Information on the Web

[University of Michigan Documents Center]
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/intl.html
Directory of Web-accessible resources, including Foreign Governments, International Relations, News, Simulations, Statistics, Treaties, and United States Policy.


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Encyclopedia of U.S. Foreign Relations
. 4v. 1997


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Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy. 3v. 2001
Includes topics such as Arms Control and Disarmament, Cold War, Congressional Power, Embargos and Sanctions, Globalization, Immigration, International Law, Narcotics Policy, Oil, Post-Cold War Policy, Propaganda, Realism and Idealism, and Vietnam War and Its Impact.


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Historical Encyclopedia of U.S. Presidential Use of Force, 1789 - 2000
. 2001
Major topics covered include the Constitution , Congress, ethics, the media, public opinion, democratic peace, Yugoslavia, and multilateralism. "Regional essays on the use of force short of war focus on Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, the Middle East/North Africa, and Sub-Saharan Africa." - from the book introduction-

 


U.S. Department of State
http://www.state.gov/index.cfm
Check http://www.state.gov/interntl for a list of international issues and topics covered on the site, including diplomatic history, human rights, narcotics control, and international security.

Check http://www.state.gov/countries/ for reports, press releases, speeches regarding countries around the world. Provides links to other publications on countries such as Commercial Country Guides, Economic Policy and Trade Practices, Human Rights Reports and Religious Freedom Reports.

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U.S. National Archives

In the Diplomacy and Foreign Policy section of this site, you will find links to primary sources such as the U.S. State Department publications, including selected volumes of Foreign Relations of the U.S. (FRUS) since 1945. Series presents the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity. Online volumes drawn from the Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson administrations.
University of Wisconsin Libraries
provides electronic access and keyword searching to an incomplete run of FRUS published between 1861-1960.

Cook Library also owns print copies of Foreign Relations of the U.S. from 1861 to date. These can be found on the 5th floor of the library with the call number KZ233 U55.

 


Avalon Project
[Yale Law School]
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/avalon.htm
Searchable database of full text online documents on with a focus on U.S. foreign relations.

 

National Security Archives

http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/
Declassified documents from the U.S. government dealing with such issues as CIA involvement in Latin America. Other regions covered include China, India/Pakistan, Middle East, Russia and Eastern Europe.
 

Council on Foreign Relations: A Center for the Study and Practice of International Affairs and U.S. Foreign Policy
http://www.cfr.org/index.php
 


U.S. Foreign Policy Related Websites
[From Dr. Steven Phillips' Web site]
http://www.towson.edu/users/sphillip/usforpolsites.html
Provides links to Web sites dealing with U.S. foreign policy.


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Encyclopedia of Government and Politics.
2v. 2004
Critical analyses on topics including political theory, contemporary political systems and institutions, conflicting forces in the nation-state, IR, and major issues in contemporary world politics.


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Oxford Companion to Politics of the World
. 2001
Lengthy articles on IR topics, countries, and politically influential individuals, representing a range of significant interpretations.


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Penguin Dictionary of International Relations
. 1998
Presents explanations of major concepts in IR concerning Diplomacy, International Law, and National Interest reflecting, when applicable, new interpretations that have developed since the end of the Cold War.


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International Relations: A Political Dictionary
. 1995
Sections including Nationalism, Environment, Ideology, Military, Diplomacy, US Foreign Policy and Patterns of Political Organization.


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Oxford History of the Twentieth Century
. 1998

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Dictionary of Contemporary History,1945 to the Present
. 1999

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Longman Guide to World Affairs
. 1995

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Facts on File Encyclopedia of the 20th Century
. 1991

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    Regional

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Encyclopedia of the European Union
. 1998

 

European Union On-Line
http://europa.eu/index_en.htm
 

Council of Europe Portal
http://www.coe.int/

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Encyclopedia of Latin American HIstory and Culture
. 5v. 1996
 


Organization of American States

http://www.oas.org

 

Association of South-East Asian Nations

http://www.aseansec.org


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Encyclopedia of the MIddle East
. 4v. 1996

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Middle East: A Political Dictionary
. 1992

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Longman Companion to the Middle East Since 1914
. 1992

 


Africa Action:Activism for Africa Since 1953

http://www.africaaction.org/index.php
Issues of current interest include Africa's health, debt cancellation, African women's rights, and democracy in Nigeria.

 
African Union

http://www.africa-union.org/
 


Organization of African Unity

http://www.un.org/popin/oau/oauhome.htm

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    Cold War

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Cold War, 1945 -1991
. 3v. 1992

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Encyclopedia of the Cold War
. 1994

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Cold War Reference Guide
. 1997

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    Violence, Peace & Conflict

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Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace & Conflict
. 3v. 1999
Includes articles on ethnicity, terrorism, International Relations overview, nuclear weapons policies, world government, and Cold War.
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Regional Guide to International Conflict and Management from 1945 to 2003
. 2004
The focus of this book is territorial disputes. Articles are arranged by world region and include a brief description of each dispute. Each article is accompanied by a list of references. Also includes an overview article on international conflict, maps and a chronology of regional conflicts, factsheets on international organizations involved in the disputes, a general bibliography and a detailed index to article content.

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Encyclopedia of Modern Ethnic Conflicts
. 2003
Articles arranged by country. Each article includes a timeline, historical background, the conflict, management of the conflict, significance, extensive notes, and a list of suggested readings.

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Penguin Atlas of War and Peace
. 2003
World and regional maps on topics such as poverty, rights, military spending, refugees, landmines, arms trade, terrorism, long-standing ethnic conflicts, and peacekeeping. Includes a Table of Wars 1990 - 2002 arranged alphabetically by country and suggested readings, many of which are Web sources, for further information.
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Conflict Barometer
[Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research]
http://www.hiik.de/en/konfliktbarometer/index.html

  • Annual analysis of global conflicts
  • Tracks conflict items such as territory, secession, decolonization, autonomy, system/ideology, national power, regional predominance, international power; resources
  • Divided into three sections: Global Conflict Panorama; Measures of Conflict Resolution; and Regions
  • Regional reports include: name of conflict; conflict parties; conflict items; start date; change of intensity; level of intensity and a description of each conflict
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Country Indicators for Foreign Policy [CIFP][Carlton University, Canada]
http://www.carleton.ca/cifp/about.htm

The CIFP project keeps track of failed and fragile states, providing conflict risk assessment reports on selected states in South and Central Asia, Caucasus, Africa, and Latin America.

Provides rankings of countries on indicators such as democratic participation, political stability and human rights for Governance & Democracy Processes and indicators including authority, economics, security & crime, and human development for Failed & Fragile States. Also try searching the Reports & Briefs for country reports.

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International Crisis Group
http://www.crisisweb.org/home/index.cfm

Independent, multinational organization that provides political analysis in the form of media releases, speeches, articles, and op-eds on the "most significant situations of conflict or potential conflict around the world."
Good source for background and current information on ethnic conflicts.
Search by country.
You can also search by issue, including international terrorism, democratization, European Union, Islamism, Violence & Reform, and HIV/AIDS.

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  Web source Researching U.S. Treaties and Agreements [Marci Hoffman]
http://www.llrx.com/features/ustreaty.htm
Essay differentiating treaties from agreements; bibliography of research sources for background information and finding aids, in print and/or online.
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Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International Agreements
. 4v. 2003
Explanation of the essential concepts, philosophies, and role of the U.N. in international affairs, including its committees and peacekeeping activities and work with NGOs. Provides selected text from major international treaties, conventions, pacts, protocols, and declarations.

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Historical Dictionary of Multinational Peacekeeping
. 1996
Brief descriptions of military missions supported by international organizations since 1920. Includes a list of acronyms and abbreviations, a chronology through 6/95, an extensive bibliography and representative peacekeeping-related documents.

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Encyclopedia of International Peacekeeping Operations
. 1999
 

International Court of Justice
[UN]
http://www.icj-cij.org
 


United Nations
http://www.un.org/english/
For assistance in locating UN documents see United Nations Documentation: Research Guide
Link to the United Nations Treaty Collection

 

United States Institute of Peace
http://www.usip.org/
 

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
http://www.nato.int
Try starting your search in the index for the NATO Web site.
 

Federation of American Scientists
http://www.fas.org/main/home.jsp
This organization's site is centered on international security, including biological, chemical and nuclear weapons, WMDs, and arms transfer. Additional issues include housing technology and restoring degraded land as presented in "The Degraded Lands of China" project.
Check out Foreign Weapons Systems by country
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Center for Defense Information: Terrorism, Military, & Security Policy Research Organization
http://www.cdi.org/
Policy analysis of global security issues. "Hot Spots" section includes Children & Armed Conflict, terrorism, Military Reform Project, Missile Defense, Nuclear Issues, and U.S. Military Spending.
Johnson's Russia List is located on this site and links to primary sources on various issues involving Russia.
 


PDA: Project on Defense Alternatives
http://www.comw.org/pda/index.html
Links to policy analysis papers on global security issues from think tanks, academic institutions, and government agencies. Four sections including:

  • RMA Debate:A Gateway to Full-text Online Resources about the Revolution in Military Affairs, Information War, and Asymmetric Warfare
  • QDR: A Compendium of Online Resources about U.S. Defense Strategy, Force Planning and Policy Reviews
  • Chinese Military Power:A Compendium of Online Resources on Chinese Military Power and Capabilities
  • Wider War on Terrorism Watch

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Institute for Science and International Security
[ISIS]
http://www.isis-online.org/
Policy analysis of global security issues with focus on nuclear weapons and nonproliferatation
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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: Nuclear Notebook

Continuously updated Information on nuclear weapons and weapons facilities.
These are available by accessing the Bulletin through Academic Search Premier [EBSCO] database. Search a country as a subject and atomic scientists in the publication field.

 

International Institute for Strategic Studies
http://www.iiss.org/
A research organization that focuses on political-military conflict. Various projects include research on major power relations, proliferation & nonproliferation, terrorism & counterterrorism, Korean nuclear project and Russian regional perspectives. Some material on this site is available by subscription only.
 


Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
http://www.osce.org/

 


FIRST: Facts on International Relations & Security Trends
http://first.sipri.org/
Search by country and by year for information on topics such as conflicts and peace keeping activities, military expenditure, weapons of mass destruction, and political system and country indicators, among others. Sponsors include BICC, CIDOB, HIIK, INCORE, NSPIA
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    Terrorism

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Encyclopedia of World Terrorism
. 3 v. 1997

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Encyclopedia of Terrorism
. 2003
Includes information on international and national incidents. Appendices include maps of terrorist activity by region, Web sites, a chronology and extensive bibliography.
 

America's War Against Terrorism [University of Michigan]
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/usterror.html
Categorized list of links to Web sites, including topics such as 9/11, terrorist suspects and prosecution, counterterrorism, other countries, and background research.
 

START: National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism
[U.S. Department of Homeland Security at University of Maryland, College Park]

  • Work groups are currently researching the "formation and recruitment" and "persistence and dynamics" of terrorist groups and "societal responses to terrorist threats and attacks"

Global Terrorism Database

  • "...an open-source database presenting information on terrorist events around the world since 1970 (currently updated through 2004), including data on where, when, and how each of almost 80,000 terrorist events occurred" - from the Web site
  • Accompanied by clickable maps, that identifies incidents and attempted incidents of terrorism worldwide. Incidents are searchable by date, geographical location, casualties, targets, tactics, and weapons. Additionally, it includes background information on groups, countries, and leaders.
  • This database replaces the Terrorism Knowledge Base from MIPT
 

Country Reports on Terrorism [U.S. Department of State]

  • In addition to terrorism activity by country, this report includes an overview of states that sponsor terrorism and information on foreign terrorist organizations. The 2004 report includes a special section on global jihad.
 


The Evolution of Islamic Terrorism: An Overview

  • Part of the PBS Frontline Target America Series, prepared by John Moore
 


Terrorism [Council on Foreign Relations]

  • Background information and updated news reports on issues surrounding terrorism, including topics such as terrorist groups, state sponsors of terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, homeland security, port security, and rendition
 


Terrorism Project
[Center for Defense Information]

  • "Provides insights, in-depth analysis and facts on the military, security and foreign policy challenges of terrorism..." - as quoted from the Web site
    Information on arms trade, legislation, U.S. policy, and U.S. weapons systems.
 


Brookings Project on Terrorism and American Foreign Policy

  • "The project will present an ongoing series of briefings on various aspects of the crisis, analytical publications ranging from short 2,000-word papers to full-length books, and a large and growing website containing background resources, full texts of relevant government documents, and archived video, audio, and printed transcripts of Brookings events." -as quoted from the Web site-
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Annotated Bibliography of Government Documents Related to the Threat of Terrorism & the Attacks of September 11, 2001

[Kevin Motes, Oklahoma Department of Libraries]

  • Great resource for primary sources of the U.S. response to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. Lists U.S. government publications on terrorism, most of which are available through the Web.
  • Provides brief descriptions of the documents which are organized within the categories of Terrorism and the American Homeland, International Context of Terrorism, and the "War on Terrorism".
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September 11th Sourcebooks

Primary sources from the NSA.

Primary Sources


Terrorism: Background and Threat Assessments
[FAS]

  • Links to primary sources published in response to 9/11.
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September 11 Digital Archive
: Saving the Histories of September 11, 2001
[Center for History and New Media / American Social History Project]

  • "...uses electronic media to collect, preserve, and present the history of the September 11, 2001 attack in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania and the public responses to them" - as quoted on the Web site -
  • Includes first-hand accounts and over 1500 digital images

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    Human Rights & Trafficking

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Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
. 3v. 2005
Articles covering themes of crime and punishment, historical perspective, investigations, reparations, laws, international organizations, groups, individuals, and theories. Arranged alphabetically with a subject index. Brief bibliographies with each article. Includes a filmography,glossary, and section of primary sources consisting of major legal documents and decisions.

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Encyclopedia of Genocide
. 1999

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Encyclopedia of Modern Ethnic Conflicts
. 2003
Articles arranged by country. Each article includes a timeline, historical background, the conflict, management of the conflict, significance, extensive notes, and a list of suggested readings.
 

Minorities at Risk Project [Center for International Development and Conflict Management at University of Maryland]

  • Provides background information, chronology and risk assessment of over 284 politically significant groups worldwide from 1945 to present
  • Group classifications include: ethnonationalist; indigenous; ethnoclass; communal contender; religious sect; and national minority
  • Includes a dataset of 150 variables per group intended to provide insight on organizations that use a strategy of political violence
  • World maps represent hot spots classified as Persecution (Political Discrimination/Repression) and Mobilization (Protests/Rebellions)
  • Includes links to Web sites that monitor regional conflict and human rights and represent the interests of specific ethnic groups

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Encyclopedia of Human Rights
. 1996

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International Encyclopedia of Human Rights
: Freedoms, Abuses, and Remedies. 2000

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Encyclopedia of Human Rights Since 1945
. 1999

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Human rights: The Essential Reference
. 1999

Encyclopedic articles arranged in four sections: Human Rights before 1948; Universal Declaration of Human Rights; Contemporary Human Rights Movement; Contemporary Human Rights Issues. Appendices including a timeline and UN documents.

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Freedom House

http://www.freedomhouse.org/
A non-profit organization that publishes information concerning human rights and democracy including:

 


INCORE: Conflict Data Service: Internet Country Guides

http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/services/cds/countries/

Resources on conflict and ethnicity specific to particular countries and regions. Note:INCORE does not vouch for the accuracy or objectivity of the sources included, but suggests that readers exercise judgment in their evaluation of what is presented.

 


Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
. [U.S. Dept of State]

Current reports 2000- to date
Archived reports 1993 -1999.

 


International Commission of Jurists

http://www.icj.org/

International, non-governmental organization which focuses on human rights issues.

 


Human Rights First
[formerly Lawyers Committee for Human Rights]
http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/

 

International Labour Organization

http://www.ilo.org

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ABC of Women Workers' Rights and Gender Equality
. 2000 [ILO]

Alphabetical arrangement of topics focusing on "States' or employers' obligations and workers' rights relating to gender concerns derived from the ILO's body of international labour standards". Includes the effects on the law of organizations such as the UN, European Community and national legislation and practice. -from the book introduction-

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Human Rights & Women's Rights
. [Sara Nixon]
http://pages.towson.edu/sara/rights.html
Includes resources in Cook Library's Reference Collection and links to Web sites.


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International Encyclopedia of Women's Suffrage. 2000

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Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women
. 4v. 2000

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International Encyclopedia of Sexuality
. 3v. 1997

Patterns and trends concerning the role and treatment of women in 32 countries, including religious and ethnic factors.


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Where Women Stand: An International Report on the Status of Women in 140 Countries
. 1997


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World's Women: Trends and Statistics.
[UN] 2000

For updated information, see the U.N.'s Statistics and indicators on women and men


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A Glossary of Feminist Theory
. 1997

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HumanTrafficking.or
g: A Web Resource for Combatting Human Trafficking
http://www.humantrafficking.org/

Includes country-specific information such as national laws and action plans. Sponsored by the Asian Regional Initiative Against Trafficking and the U.S. Department of State.

 


ECPAT International

http://www.ecpat.net/eng/index.asp

"...a network of organisations and individuals working together for the elimination of child prostitution, child pornography and trafficking of children for sexual purposes." - from ECPAT's Web site

 

UN Inter-Agency Project on Human Trafficking in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (UNIAP)
http://www.no-trafficking.org

Visit the Press Room to view recent and archived news articles, press releases and speeches on human trafficking from Cambodia, China, Lao, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.

 

Project to Combat Trafficking in Children and Women [ILO]
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/bangkok/child/trafficking/index.htm

Sponsored by the International Labour Organization Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, this site has country reports on Cambodia, Yunnan Province of China, Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam. Also provides access to extended regional reports and videos on trafficking.

    Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers
http://www.child-soldiers.org/home
See Child Soldiers Global Report 2008
 


Human Rights Watch Campaigns on Women's and Children's Rights

 

Save the Children
http://www.savethechildren.org.uk

Check the resources in the Online Library .

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    Other Issues
General
Anti-Americanism
Crime & Drugs
Environment
Health & Humanitarian
Poverty & Development
Religion

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World at Risk: A Global Issues Sourcebook
. 2002

Analyzes 30 political, economic, and environmental issues from an international perspective. Presents, for each, historical background and development, current status regarding research and policy, regional summaries, and key statistics. Resource lists with each entry include a directory of organizations focused on the issue, and suggested readings of books, articles, and Web sites.


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State of the World Atlas. 7th edition 2003

Visual representations of issues centering around power, cost of living, differences, rights, war & force, money, business of pleasure, and life & death. The maps depict country and regional comparisons on such topics as climate change, quality of life, rich & poor, ethnicity,women's rights, terrorism, refugees, drugs trade, debt & aid, and HIV/AIDS.

Each section is accompanied by an introductory article. Individual maps are accompanied by explanatory notes on trends, graphs, and charts.

 


Non-Governmental Organizations Research Guide
[Catherine Shreve, Duke University]
http://docs.lib.duke.edu/igo/guides/ngo/index.htm

Provides tips for uncovering the wealth of publications issued by NGOs that are available on the Web. Focus mainly on environmentally sustainable development, human rights, and women in development. Indexed alphabetically, by issue, and by region of the world. Lists NGOs that provide statistical data. Includes a short list of reference sources that provide background information on NGOs.

 


Foreign Policy in Focus: A Think Tank Without Walls
http://www.fpif.org/index.html

Provides analyses of international affairs by policy analysts and advocates, including sections on military, drug control, human rights, environment, global governance, and women. Also searchable by geographic region.

 


Brookings Institute: Foreign Policy Studies
http://www.brookings.edu/fp/fp_hp.htm

Provides analyses of international affairs arranged by region and by issues such as Terrorism , Defense Budget and Military Readiness, Humanitarian Intervention, Nuclear Weapons, National Security Council, NATO, Sanctions, and U.S. Foreign Policy.

 


Institute for Policy Studies
http://www.ips-dc.org/

Covers policy issues, national and international, currently including Pinochet, drug policy, global economy, UN & the Middle East, peace & security, and sustainable energy.

 


Center for Strategic & International Studies
http://www.csis.org/

Analysis of global issues with three areas of focus: national and international security; geographical regions of the world; global governance through technology and public policy, international trade and finance, and energy.

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Anti-Americanism
  Available online

Anti-Americanism: History, Causes, and Themes. 4 vol. 2007

Available online through the Towson Catalog. Access through Find It with your 14-digit library ID from off campus.

   
Crime & Drugs

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International Handbook on Drug Control
. 1992
 

United Nations Office for Drug Control & Crime Prevention
[ODCCP]
http://www.unodc.org/unodc/index.html
 


Office of National Drug Control Policy: International
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/international/index.html
Information on drug sources and transit zones that affect drug distribution in the United States.

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Environment

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World Resources Annual Reports
[World Resources Institute] 1996/97 -
Latest also kept in Reference.

Covers major environmental and development issues.


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AAAS Atlas of Population & Environment. 2000
Overview presents world population and consumption trends, the state of major world ecosystems, and policy responses. Includes world maps accompanied by essays demonstrating the effects of population on natural resources, landuse, atmosphere, waste & chemicals, ecosystems, and biodiversity.


 


GEO-4: Global Environmental Outlook
[UN Environment Programme]

Includes sections on the State-and-Trends of the Environment: 1987 - 2007 [atomosphere, land, water, biodiversity], Regional Perspectives: 1987 - 2007, Human Dimensions of Environmental Change, and Options for Action.


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State of the World
. 1999- [WorldWatch]
Latest kept in Reference.


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Encyclopedia of World Environmental History. 2003
The environment from an historical perspective. Articles on environmental topics, natural resources, laws & regulations, organizations, countries & regions.

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Atlas of Global Change
. 1998
 

United Nations Environment Programme
http://www.unep.org/
 

Environmental Protection Agency
[U.S. EPA]
http://www.epa.gov
 

National Resources Defense Council

http://www.nrdc.org
 


Greenpeace International

http://www.greenpeace.org

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Health & Humanitarian
 

International Committee of the Red Cross
[ICRC]
http://www.icrc.org/eng
 


ReliefWeb
[UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs]
http://www.reliefweb.int
Index by country

 


UNAIDS: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
http://www.unaids.org
Check for information on AIDS by country.

 

World Health.
[SN's World Today Web Resources]
http://pages.towson.edu/sara/worldtoday.htm
Links to Web sites.

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Encyclopedia of AIDS: A Social, Political, Cultural, and Scientific Record of the HIV Epidemic
1998
Also available full text online through the Maryland Digital Collection at http://cooklibrary.towson.edu
Click on Catalog. Click on Towson Catalog. Search by Title beginning with....encyclopedia of aids

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Poverty & Development
 

World Poverty & International Development

http://pages.towson.edu/sara/poverty.html
Links to Web sites.
   
Religion

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Encyclopedia of Politics and Religion
. 2v. 1998
Explores the historical roots of the interconnection of politics and religion regionally and globally. Topics include broad concepts such as ethnicity, human rights, genocide, environmentalism, violence and war, and articles on individual countries and religions.


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Encyclopedia of Religious Freedom
. 2003
Articles on world religions, minority groups and their rights, regions of the world, and selected countries. Regional articles on Balkans, East Europe & Russia, Middle East, and South America. Country articles on China, Israel, Japan, Pakistan, South Africa, Tibet, and Turkey.


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Encyclopedia of Religion and War
. 2004
Articles on world religions, regions of the world, and selected countries, including the United States. Historical perspective from ancient to modern.

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Online Databases
Available through the Cook Library Web site .
   


Academic Search [EbscoHost].
1990-

Search for citations, abstracts and some full text articles from magazines and journals in various disciplines including Political Science, Law and History.

   

Social Science Abstracts

Search for citations and abstracts from journals in the social sciences.

   

CIAO [Columbia International Affairs Online]

  • Indexes and provides significant access to scholarship published from 1991 to date in the form of working papers, policy briefs, journal articles and book chapters, research projects, and conference proceedings
  • Also includes curriculum materials in international affairs in the form of course packs and case studies
  • Focusing in on relevant material can be problematic - try using the Advanced Search
 

Praeger Security International: Terrorism, Homeland Security, Strategy

  • Provides full text access to over 500 books, commentaries, and primary sources
  • In addition to terrorism and homeland security, includes topics such as: ethnic conflict; regional security in Asia; wars in Iraq & Afghanistan; legal & humanitarian issues; WMDs; counterinsurgency; espionage & intelligence; oil & energy; and military life & veterans affairs
  • For most efficient searching, use the Advanced Search feature, combining terms, trying out different strategies, searching at least one of them as a title word
    • For example: North Korea [title] AND nuclear [title]
    • OR - North Korea [title] AND nuclear [keyword]
    • OR - North Korea [keyword] AND nuclear [title]
   

Homeland Security Digital Library

  • Provides access to "U.S. policy documents, presidential directives, and national strategy documents as well as specialized resources from universities, organizations and local and state agencies" - from the site
  • Search in the Advanced Search screen, looking for your words in the title or summary
  • Covers a broad range of topics in addition to terrorism and homeland security including preselected resources on: climate change; energy; Hurricane Katrina; immigration; mass evacuation; pandemic & avian flu; port security; school violence; security, food & fuel; and suicide bombers
    • See FEATURED TOPICS section
  • Special section linking to historical and current policy & strategy documents, directives, and legislation produced by various branches of the U.S. government
  • Special section of "recently released documents expected to influence homeland security policy and strategy development" - from the site
   

Women's Studies International

Search for citations (some with abstracts) of materials relating to women from a wide range of interdisciplinary sources. Includes resources indexed in Women Studies Abstracts, Women's Studies Database, Women's Studies Librarian, and POPLINE.

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See also:
Country Information Sources at http://pages.towson.edu/sara/countryinfo.html
International Law Resources at http://pages.towson.edu/sara/internatlaw.html

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