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Web Sources for International Affairs

Brookings Institution
Brookings is an nonprofit public policy organization which provides research in economics, metropolitan policy, governance, foreign policy, and global economy and development.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Provides analysis by leading experts from around the world, specializing in nonpartisan research for policy makers, government officials, and academics.
Council on Foreign Relations
CFR is an independent, nonpartisan think tank which provides background information, commentary and articles about foreign relations and international affairs.
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
Free online maps from the University of Texas at Austin. Be sure to follow links for Maps of Asia and Historical Maps.
RAND Corporation
The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit institution that provides reports of research and analysis on topics such as health, education, national security, international affairs, law and business, the environment, and more.
SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute)
SIPRI is an independent international institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament.
Stanley Foundation
Nonprofit, non-partisan foundation. "The foundation's current work includes specific actions toward policy change in the issue areas of nuclear security, human protection, climate change, and the evolving global system"--from their website.
United States Institute of Peace
Provides reports that offer an analysis of international developments and policy recommendations on world affairs issues, particularly the prevention and resolution of conflict.
Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP)
Provides data on global armed conflicts through a number of datasets on organized violence and peacemaking, all of which can be downloaded.

International Affairs Databases

EconLit This link opens in a new window
Provides citations and abstracts of journals, books and dissertations in economics literature. An expanded version of the Journal of Economic Literature, EconLit covers both economic theory and application and indexes over 1,000 journals. 1969 – present.
Foreign Affairs This link opens in a new window
Provides access to ForeignAffairs.com including the entire digital archives, 1992 to the present. Foreign Affairs is published by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), a nonpartisan organization. Articles are written by academics, foreign affairs practitioners, journalists, and other informed writers. The magazine covers a broad range of issues in contemporary international affairs from political, historical, legal, and economic perspectives.
Historical Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Provides citations to world history articles, book chapters, books, and more on topics dating from 1450-present. Coverage excludes U.S. and Canada. Over 2,000 peer-reviewed journals are indexed. Years of coverage: 1954-present.
MUSCAT Plus This link opens in a new window
MUSCAT Plus searches for books, journal articles, media, and more in Musselman Library and beyond.
PAIS International This link opens in a new window
Provides citations to political science articles, government documents, books, and more from over 2,462 publications in the areas of public affairs, public policy, social issues, and international relations. Citations date from 1915-present.
Scopus This link opens in a new window
Provides abstracts and citations of research literature and quality web sources updated daily, 1900-present. Coverage is very strong for sciences, strong for social sciences, and growing for arts & humanities.
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Provides abstracts of materials from professional journals, major news magazines and books devoted to international politics and political analysis, 1975-present.

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News Sources

Access World News This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text articles from over 10,680 U.S. and international newspapers, offering diverse viewpoints on local, regional and world issues. Includes The Gettysburg Times (2008-present) and The Evening Sun (2001-present).
LexisNexis Academic (now called Nexis Uni) This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text access to more than 60,000 trusted legal, news, business and public records sources. Years of coverage varies by title, ranging from 1700 to the present. Search news, cases, law reviews, company information, and publications.

New York Times
Link to Musselman Library's subscription to the New York Times in the LexisNexis database.
World News Guide
Guardian.co.uk's country-by-country directory of news and government websites.

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