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World Factbook
The World Factbook provides basic intelligence on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, environment, communications, transportation, military, terrorism, and transnational issues for 266 world entities

CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online This link opens in a new window
Publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 onward, including working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs.
Jane's This link opens in a new window
Specializes in providing on international defense, geopolitics, weapons systems, and security. Provides up-to-date information on countries' and regions' relations with each other.
Europa World Plus This link opens in a new window
Browse the economic, political, historical, and geographic profiles of 250+ countries and global regions. Users can also find the contact information for political, business, media, and cultural agencies and officials, including 1,900 international organizations.

Nations Online
This database compiles information and websites for most nations of the world. Each country's page provides both basic information as well as links to maps, official websites, news websites, and other sources of information.

Key Databases

CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online This link opens in a new window
View a comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs with scholarship ranging from university research institutes, NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, conferences proceedings, books, journals and policy briefs. This contains a wide range of scholarship from 1991 onward.

HeinOnline Academic
HeinOnline provides more than 204 million pages of multidisciplinary periodicals, essential government documents, international resources, case law, and much more.

War & Terrorism Collection This link opens in a new window
Browse articles on war and its causes, current events, terrorism, and more.

Think Tanks

Policy File Index This link opens in a new window
Citations and abstracts, most with links to full text, for U.S. public policy research from over 350 think tanks, non-governmental organizations, research institutes, university centers, advocacy groups, and other entities.

Provided by the Class of 1946.

Harvard Kennedy School Think Tank Directory
Think Tank Search is a custom Google search of over 1200 think tank and research center websites. Think tanks are defined as institutions affiliated with universities, governments, advocacy groups, foundations, non-governmental organizations, and businesses that generate public policy research, analysis, and activity.

May link to blogs - you cannot use blogs as a source for your SS307 paper. If you are not sure, check with your instructor.

Newspapers

Newspaper Subscriptions
Learn how to activate your subscription to the New York Times and Wall Street Journal.

ProQuest Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Full text collection of a wide range of current and historical American newspapers.
PressReader This link opens in a new window
Provides thousands of newspapers every single day, extracting text and images and making articles instantly translatable, searchable, and easy to read on mobile devices. Coverage is typically the most recent 90 days. You can choose newspapers from a single country for your research.
Newsbank Access World News Research Collection This link opens in a new window
Browse this comprehensive news collection is ideal for exploring issues and events at the local, regional, national and international level. Its diverse source types include print and online-only newspapers, blogs, newswires, journals, broadcast transcripts and videos. Use it to explore a specific event or to compare a wide variety of viewpoints on topics such as politics, business, health, sports, cultural activities and people. Content is easily searched and sorted through an intuitive, map-based interface.

Other Political Science Databases

Bibliography of Asian Studies This link opens in a new window
Explore a major multi-disciplinary index for the study of East, Southeast, and South Asia. It contains citations for Western-language journal articles, review articles, conference proceedings, chapters in edited volumes, and Festschrift published worldwide that relate to the study of Asia. The database aims to cover a broad range of subjects, with a special focus on the humanities and social sciences. Some of the subjects covered include anthropology, art, economics, history, language, literature, political science, religion, and sociology.
Congressional Research Service Reports This link opens in a new window
Publicly accessible government reports present a legislative perspective on topics such as agriculture policy, counterterrorism operations, banking regulation, and veteran's issues.
CQ Press Library This link opens in a new window
Browse resources on American government, current affairs, history, politics, public policy, and data analysis for the social sciences. Search across the following included content: Congress Collection, CQ Almanac, CQ Researcher Plus Archive, Political Handbook of the World, Politics in America, Public Affairs Collection, Voting and Elections collection and CQ Press Supreme Court Collection.
Congress Collection: A Comprehensive guide to the U.S. Congress, including floor votes.
CQ Almanac: Narrative accounts of major legislation from every congressional session, 1945-2020.
CQ Researcher: In-depth reporting on today's issues.
CQ Press Books: Books and reference titles covering American government, politics, history, and public policy.
Encyclopedia of American Government: Explanations regarding the who, how, and why of American democracy.
Politics in America: Profiles and commentary on every member of congress.
Public Affairs Collection: Primary sources, stats summaries, and in-depth reporting on policy and affairs.
Supreme Court Collection: Insight on the decisions and opinions of the Supreme Court.
Voting and Elections Collection: A look at U.S. elections, including returns from 1789-present.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports This link opens in a new window
Discover translated transcripts of foreign radio and television broadcasts, news agency transmissions, newspapers, periodicals, and government statements. The reports are from 1974-1996 and contain political, military, economic, environmental, and sociological news and information.
Issues & Controversies This link opens in a new window
Updated weekly, this resource presents key facts, arguments, history, and current context of current events and important issues.
Official Documents of the United Nations This link opens in a new window
Collection of official United Nations documentation, beginning in 1993. Provides access to the resolutions of the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council and the Trusteeship Council from 1946 onwards.
United Nations Treaty Collection This link opens in a new window
Discover full-text of the United Nations Treaty Series, the United Nations Treaty Series Cumulative Index, and the League of Nations Treaty Series, the current status of the Multilateral Treaties deposited with the Secretary-General, and texts of recently deposited multilateral treaties.

U.S. Department of State
The State Department's official website with the following mission statement: Shape and sustain a peaceful, prosperous, just, and democratic world and foster conditions for stability and progress for the benefit of the American people and people everywhere.

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