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Featured Databases

Global Terrorism Database
The Global Terrorism Database (GTD) is an open-source database including information on terrorist events around the world from 1970 through 2016 (with annual updates planned for the future). Unlike many other event databases, the GTD includes systematic data on domestic as well as international terrorist incidents that have occurred during this time period and now includes more than 170,000 cases.
Start
The National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism—better known as START—is intended to propel the scientific study of terrorism, counterterrorism and community resilience forward. It collects and disseminates valuable datasets so that academics, analysts, and practitioners can take these objective baselines as their starting point for future analysis and decision-making.

Jane's Terrorism and Insurgency Intelligence Centre This link opens in a new window
News, exclusive features, detailed reference and an interactive terrorist events database. Login with your westpoint.edu email address.
War & Terrorism Collection This link opens in a new window
Browse articles on war and its causes, current events, terrorism, and more.

Political Science Databases (International Relations)

Arab-Israeli Relations, 1917-1970 This link opens in a new window
CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online This link opens in a new window
Congressional Research Service Reports This link opens in a new window
CQ Press Library This link opens in a new window
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.
Criminal Justice Collection This link opens in a new window
Encyclopaedia Iranica This link opens in a new window
Europa World Plus This link opens in a new window
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports This link opens in a new window
ICJ - International Commission of Jurists This link opens in a new window
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) This link opens in a new window
An international consortium of more than 750 academic institutions and research organizations, Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) provides leadership and training in data access, curation, and methods of analysis for the social science research community.
Issues & Controversies This link opens in a new window
Issues & Controversies in History This link opens in a new window
Jane's This link opens in a new window
Joint Publications Research Service (JPRS) Reports This link opens in a new window
Policy File Index This link opens in a new window
Polling the Nations This link opens in a new window
Religion & Philosophy Collection This link opens in a new window

Books

Blood year: the unraveling of Western counterterrorism by David Kilcullen
Call Number: DS39.3 .K55 2016
ISBN: 9780190600549
Publication Date: 2016
In Blood Year, David Kilcullen provides a wide-angle view of the current situation in the Middle East. The book is an essential read for anyone interested in understanding not only why the region that the U.S. invaded over a dozen years ago has collapsed into utter chaos, but also what the U.S. can do to alleviate the grim situation.

eBooks

Social networks as the new frontier of terrorism by Laura Scaife
Call Number: KZ7225.C93 .S335 2017 (Electronic Resource)
ISBN: 9781138950535
Publication Date: 2017-01-24
Social media is a game changer influencing the way in which terror groups are changing their tactics and also how their acts of terror are perceived by the members of the public they intend to influence. This book explores how social media adoption by terrorists interacts with privacy law, freedom of expression, data protection and surveillance legislation through an exploration of the primary resources themselves, covering everything from the Snowden Leaks, the rise of ISIS to Charlie Hebdo.

RAND Terrorism and Homeland Security RSS Feed

Websites

Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED)
The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) is a disaggregated data collection, analysis, and crisis mapping project. ACLED collects the dates, actors, locations, fatalities, and types of all reported political violence and protest events across Africa, East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Central Asia and the Caucasus, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Southeastern and Eastern Europe and the Balkans. The ACLED team conducts analysis to describe, explore, and test conflict scenarios, and makes both data and analysis open for free use by the public.

Federal Government Websites

govinfo
govinfo provides free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government. Very useful for acquiring primary sources by researching federal government documents.
Congress.gov
Congress.gov is the official website for U.S. federal legislative information, providing timely information for Members of Congress and the public. Additionally, roll call votes are provided for both the House and Senate from 1989 to the present (101st to the 116th Congress).
U.S. Senate
Provides detailed information about Senators, committees, legislation and records, including recent roll call votes.
U.S. House of Representatives
Provides detailed information about individual Representatives, leadership, committees, and legislative activities.
whitehouse.gov
Provides information on President Trump's administration and public policies from the perspective of the President.