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International relations

      Titles Descriptions
  1. Africa South of the Sahara
  2. At Cold War's End: US Intelligence on the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, 1989-1991
  3. Borderlines
  4. Canadian International Council: International Insights
  5. CIA World Factbook
  6. Commonwealth Institute
  7. Communications for a Sustainable Future
  8. Council on Foreign Relations
  9. ECHO: European Community Humanitarian Office
  10. Electronic Embassy Recommended Reading
  11. Embassies and Consulates
  12. Embassy Web
  13. Foreign Affairs Online
  14. G8 Information Centre
  15. G8 Online
  16. Group of 77
  17. International Boundary News Database
  18. International Institute for Strategic Studies
  19. International Relations and Security Network
  20. Inter-Parliamentary Union
  21. Intute: social sciences - international relations
  22. League of Nations: Statistical and Disarmament Documents
  23. Links to International Organizations Selected From Yearbook of International Organizations
  24. Meeting of Frontiers
  25. NATO At 50
  26. NATO: The 50th Anniversary
  27. Noam Chomsky Archive
  28. Quarterly Electronic Journal on East Asian Bilateral Relations
  29. Shaking Hands with Saddam Hussein: The US Tilts Toward Iraq, 1980-1984
  30. Strategic Intelligence
  31. UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office
  32. United Nations
  33. United Nations Scholars' Workstation
  34. Water and Conflict
  35. World Politics
  36. WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources

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Africa South of the Sahara
Extensive collection of African links covering art and culture, business, education, politics and international relations, history, human rights, religion, literature and recreation. Resources are organised by topic and by region and are accompanied by a brief abstract.
     Author: Fung, Karen
     Subjects: african studies, international relations
     DeweyClass: 960
     Resource type: index
At Cold War's End: US Intelligence on the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, 1989-1991
Historical narrative of the US perspective on the last years of the Soviet Empire, and a compendium of declassified intelligence documents created during the Soviet collapse.
     Author: CIA
     Subjects: international relations, russian history, united states history from 1900
     DeweyClass: 327
     Resource type: documents, non-fiction ebook
Borderlines
Monthly bulletin devoted to analysis of environmental, socioeconomic, and political issues in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands region.
     Author: Interhemispheric Resource Center
     Subjects: international relations, united states politics
     DeweyClass: 324.4
     Resource type: magazine
Canadian International Council: International Insights
Archived editions of International Insights, a web-based series started in 2004 as an additional publication dealing with international affairs and Canada's role in the world. Issues can be downloaded as PDFs.
     Author: Canadian International Council
     Subjects: international relations
     DeweyClass: 327
     Resource type: index
CIA World Factbook
Extensive reference work containing recent basic information about every country in the world, including details of geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and low points, co-ordinates, boundary length, border countries, climate, land use and natural resources.
     Author: CIA
     Subjects: development studies, international relations, world economic data, world history, world population, world travel and tourism
     DeweyClass: 351
     Resource type: reference document
Commonwealth Institute
Educational and cultural centre in Britain responsible for promoting the contemporary Commonwealth through exhibitions, collections and educational programmes. Includes links to commonwealth organisations, heads of government meetings and Commonwealth country details.
     Author: Commonwealth Institute
     Subjects: cultural exchange, international relations
     DeweyClass: 909.0971241
     Resource type: institution
Communications for a Sustainable Future
A multi-disciplinary resource containing searchable, archived, discussion lists and access to resources on ecology, environment, economics, international studies, peace, and conflict studies.
     Author: University of Colorado
     Subjects: ecology, economics links, environmental links, international relations, peace and conflict
     DeweyClass: 300
     Resource type: documents, index
Council on Foreign Relations
US-based non-partisan organisation founded in 1921 to increase America's understanding of the world and contribute ideas to US foreign policy. Provides analyses of current issues, covering topics such as Globalisation, Homeland security, National Security and Defence, and International law.
     Author: Council on Foreign Relations
     Subjects: international relations, united states government
     DeweyClass: 327.1
     Resource type: documents
ECHO: European Community Humanitarian Office
Organisation established to provide humanitarian aid to countries outside the European Union in the event of natural disasters and armed conflict. Documents the growth of aid since 1991, describes methods of intervention, and details related activities such as the coordination of disaster prevention measures and the organisation of training programmes.
     Author: European Communities
     Subjects: humanitarian relief, international relations
     DeweyClass: 361
     Resource type: documents
Electronic Embassy Recommended Reading
Suggested reading in diplomacy, international affairs and the role of information technology.
     Author: TeleDiplomacy
     Subjects: cultural exchange, international relations
     DeweyClass: 327.2
     Resource type: bibliography
Embassies and Consulates
Directory of national embassies and consulates in each country of the world. Postal addresses, and telephone and fax numbers are provided for each, with email and Web contact details given where available.
     Author: Bighelli, Giorgio
     Subjects: international relations
     DeweyClass: 327.2
     Resource type: directory
Embassy Web
Searchable database of over 50,000 addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses of diplomatic posts worldwide, with links to embassy and consulate pages worldwide.
     Author: InfoCatch
     Subjects: cultural exchange, international relations
     DeweyClass: 327.2
     Resource type: directory
Foreign Affairs Online
Annotated recommendations for foreign affairs resources. Contains links to official government material, the UN, nongovernmental and intergovernmental organisations, think tanks, news sources, maps, and texts of constitutions of different countries. Topics include human rights, international relations, and law.
     Author: Beck, Robert J.
     Subjects: international law, international relations
     DeweyClass: 341
     Resource type: document index
G8 Information Centre
Provides background information, published documentation from summit meetings, and scholarly articles relating to the activities of the G8 group of nations - France, USA, UK, Germany, Japan, Italy, Canada, and Russia. Information is provided in English, Japanese, French, and German.
     Author: University of Toronto G8 Research Group
     Subjects: economic development, international relations
     DeweyClass: 338.9
     Resource type: documents
G8 Online
Focuses on the 2000 Okinawa Summit in Japan between Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, US, UK, and Russia. Contains videos of meetings and speeches made by world leaders on economic issues.
     Author: eCollege.com
     Subjects: economic development, international relations
     DeweyClass: 338.9
     Resource type: documents, moving images, sound collection
Group of 77
As the largest Third World coalition in the United Nations, the Group of 77 provides the means for the developing world to articulate and promote its collective economic interests and enhance its joint negotiating capacity on all major international economic issues in the United Nations system. Includes declarations and programmes of action, speeches, news, and full text of the G-77 Journal.
     Author: Group of 77
     Subjects: economic development, international relations
     DeweyClass: 338.9
     Resource type: documents, journal, news
International Boundary News Database
Database of over 9,000 boundary related reports from a wide range of news sources around the world dating from 1991 to approximately six months before the current date.
     Author: Durham University International Boundaries Research Unit
     Subjects: geographical data, international relations
     DeweyClass: 320.12
     Resource type: news, reference documents
International Institute for Strategic Studies
Independent centre for research, information and debate on the problems of conflict and issues surrounding international cooperation. Information about various publications: The Adelphi Papers, The Military Balance, Strategic Comments, Survival and press releases. Details of how to apply for research positions are also given.
     Author: International Institute for Strategic Studies
     Subjects: international relations, military science, peace and conflict
     DeweyClass: 327.17
     Resource type: institution
International Relations and Security Network
A clearing house for resources in the field of international relations and security. Includes sections on specific regions of the world, current conflicts, resources in areas such as government, political science, human rights and communication.
     Author: Centre for Security Policy and Conflict Research, Zurich
     Subjects: government links, international relations, peace and conflict, political science
     DeweyClass: 327
     Resource type: index
Inter-Parliamentary Union
The IPU is the world organisation of parliaments of sovereign states, established in 1889. The Union is the focal point for worldwide parliamentary dialogue and works for peace and cooperation among peoples, and for the firm establishment of representative democracy. It fosters contacts, coordination, and the exchange of experience among parliaments and parliamentarians of all countries.
     Author: Inter-Parliamentary Union
     Subjects: international relations, national parliaments
     DeweyClass: 351
     Resource type: documents
Intute: social sciences - international relations
Set of links to selected, evaluated and annotated Internet resources relevant to international security, peace-keeping and conflict.
     Author: Intute
     Subjects: international relations, peace and conflict
     DeweyClass: 327.16
     Resource type: index
League of Nations: Statistical and Disarmament Documents
Digital collection of 260 full text documents pertaining to the League of Nations which existed from 1919 to 1946 when it was replaced by the United Nations. Although Russia and the United States refused to join, it's members included countries from Africa, Asia, Europe, and North and South America. The collection focuses on three areas; the founding of the League, international statistics published, and work toward international disarmament. Users of the archive can search by date, title, or keyword.
     Author: Northwestern University Library
     Subjects: international relations, peace and conflict, warfare, world history
     DeweyClass: 341.22
     Resource type: documents, index
Links to International Organizations Selected From Yearbook of International Organizations
Index to international organisations worldwide, including inter-governmental organisations, and international non-governmental organisations.
     Author: Union of International Associations
     Subjects: government links, international relations
     DeweyClass: 060
     Resource type: index
Meeting of Frontiers
Documents the exploration and settlement of America, Siberia, and Russia, and the meeting of the Russian-American frontier in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. Historical aspects of the frontier are described within sections entitled exploration, colonisation, development, Alaska, frontiers and national identity, and mutual perceptions. Digital collections are also available, providing access to books, serials, manuscripts, maps, and photographs. Information is presented in English and Russian.
     Author: Library of Congress
     Subjects: alaska, international relations, russian history, united states history to 1900
     DeweyClass: 947
     Resource type: documents, images
NATO At 50
Articles examining the activities of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation since its establishment 50 years ago, with a look at future plans. Includes an interactive map looking at the 19 countries in the alliance with information about their date of joining, population figures, economic statistics, languages and religions. Also features a timeline tracing significant NATO events which have taken place in each decade since the 1950s.
     Author: Cable News Network
     Subjects: international news, international relations, peace and conflict
     DeweyClass: 327
     Resource type: news
NATO: The 50th Anniversary
Offers the full text of a special commemorative publication which tells the story of NATO with essays, photos, and messages from Alliance leaders and other organisations. A photographic database, with over 900 images, also features.
     Author: NATO
     Subjects: international relations, peace and conflict
     DeweyClass: 327
     Resource type: documents, images
Noam Chomsky Archive
Resource compiling articles, documents, interviews and book excerpts by the renowned US political dissident Noam Chomsky. As professor of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Chomsky has authored over 30 political books dissecting such issues as U.S. interventionism in the developing world, the political economy of human rights and the propaganda role of corporate media. Whilst containing over 750 articles by Chomsky, the fully searchable archive offers the audio to several important lectures and speeches, as well as access to a discussion forum in which US political dissidents such as Chomsky, Howard Zinn and Barbara Ehrenreich regularly engage.
     Author: Z Magazine
     Subjects: international law, international relations, media studies, political science, united states government, united states politics
     DeweyClass: 172
     Resource type: articles, documents, index, sounds
Quarterly Electronic Journal on East Asian Bilateral Relations
Journal providing information on key bilateral relationships in East Asia such as US - South Korea, China - Taiwan and Japan - Russia. Offers details of political and security developments, with some discussion of economic issues.
     Author: Pacific Forum Center for Strategic and International Studies
     Subjects: asian news, international relations
     DeweyClass: 327
     Resource type: journal
Shaking Hands with Saddam Hussein: The US Tilts Toward Iraq, 1980-1984
Collection of digitised documents, now declassified under United States Freedom of Information legislation. The United State's diplomatic relations with Iraq from the early to mid 1980s are outlined and personal memos to Iraqi officials and their replies are included. Documents are contextualised by the inclusion of an extended historical essay introducing the complexities of the Iran-Iraq conflict and US foreign policy in the region. Documents are available in pdf only.
     Author: The National Security Archive
     Subjects: international relations, iraq, united states government, united states political history
     DeweyClass: 327.730567
     Resource type: documents
Strategic Intelligence
Links to US intelligence community sites, military intelligence sites, organisational sites related to strategic intelligence, recent documents related to strategic intelligence, and a selected list of intelligence related journals, articles, and papers.
     Author: Loyola College Department of Political Science
     Subjects: espionage, international relations, military science
     DeweyClass: 327.12
     Resource type: index
UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Official information from the UK Government department responsible for overseas relations and foreign affairs, through headquarters in London and Embassies, High Commissions and Consulates throughout the world. Includes speeches, transcripts, press releases, background briefs on British foreign policy, and travel advice for British citizens.
     Author: Foreign and Commonwealth Office
     Subjects: cultural exchange, international relations
     DeweyClass: 327
     Resource type: documents
United Nations
Official site of the UN which works to protect human rights, promote the protection of the environment, help the advancement of women and the rights of children, fight epidemics, famine and poverty, assist refugees, help improve telecommunication, deliver food aid, protect consumers, combat disease and help expand food production, make loans to developing countries and help stabilize financial markets.
     Author: United Nations
     Subjects: economic development, food production, humanitarian relief, international law, international relations, united nations
     DeweyClass: 341
     Resource type: institution
United Nations Scholars' Workstation
A collection of texts, finding aids, data sets, maps, and pointers to print and electronic information. Subject coverage includes disarmament, economic and social development, environment, human rights, international relations, international trade, peacekeeping, population and demography.
     Author: Yale University
     Subjects: human rights, international relations, international trade, nuclear weapons, united nations, world population
     DeweyClass: 341.23
     Resource type: index
Water and Conflict
Discusses the political role of water in the Jordan River Basin, and relates politics and conflict to water resources. Also covers water in Southern Africa, and general topics related to water, international conflict and cooperation and sources of international water law.
     Author: Deconinck, Stefan
     Subjects: international relations, water management
     DeweyClass: 327
     Resource type: documents
World Politics
A political science journal which publishes analytical and theoretical articles, review articles, and research notes in international relations, comparative politics, political theory, foreign policy, and modernization.
     Author: Princeton University
     Subjects: international relations, political science
     DeweyClass: 320.9
     Resource type: journal
WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources
Index to over 1400 annotated links in many areas of international affairs. Covers media and news sources, international communications, global environment, peace, conflict resolution and international security.
     Author: Selcher, Wayne A., Elizabethtown College Department of Political Science
     Subjects: international relations
     DeweyClass: 327
     Resource type: index