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Database on international and internal conflicts as well as terrorism. Includes analyses of current situation and historical background. Also includes data on topics such as weapons, troops, fatalities, and refugees. From the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

Full-text translations of news items from foreign media.

Index of articles in political science and other fields, including international relations, law, and public administration and policy.

A valuable resource for anyone wanting thoughtful coverage and analyses of international affairs. This site can be used not just for peace studies, but also for international relations, history, etc.

Gateway to diplomacy-related documents from heads of state, foreign ministries, embassies, missions and consulates from around the world. Official government Websites are monitored in "near real time" so that documents are made available "within minutes of their release to the public."

Basic information from the European Union server on EU policies, key issues, institutions, etc.

The Library at UC Berkeley provides this gateway to a vast amount of information related to the European Union: institutions, calendar, directories, documents, etc.

Selection of reports written by the Congressional Research Service for members of Congress on issues relating to foreign policy and national security.

A set of databases covering international conflict and peacekeeping. Includes summaries of conflicts and data on military expenditures, arms production, and nuclear capabilities. From the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

List of links for locating Web sites of ministries of foreign affairs from the United States Institute of Peace. Useful when searching for a government's position on a foreign policy issue.

Collection of primary source documents from Presidential libraries, Departments of State and Defense, NSA, CIA, AID, foreign affairs agencies, and private papers of individuals involved in formulating U.S. foreign policy. Selected volumes online. Complete print version available in Skillman Library (JX 233 .A3).

Full text of important international human rights documents.

Contains names of human rights organizations, other organizations doing substantial amounts of human rights work, and resources (such as libraries and internet-based information) of use to human rights activists and researchers.

Search engine aimed at providing one point access to information published online by human rights organizations worldwide.

Indexes Internet resources issuing from international organizations, government bodies, recognized research institutions/think tanks, NGOs, and scholarly journals dealing with foreign affairs and security policy. Maintains an extensive links library. Sponsored by the Center for Security Studies and Conflict Research in Zurich.

English translations of Middle Eastern media ("special dispatches") plus analysis of media reports ("inquiry and analysis").

Collection of reports, policy statements, agreements, and other documents relating to the Israel/Palestine conflict from 1915 to the present day. The site includes a timeline, bibliography, population statistics, and other background information.

Texts of international multilateral conventions and other instruments. Includes environmental agreements and treaties in the fields of human rights, commerce and trade, laws of war and arms control, and other areas. From the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy at Tufts University.

Collection of declassified United States government documents on foreign affairs and national security since World War II. Documents are grouped by topic or region of the world and cover nuclear history, U.S. intelligence and government secrecy, humanitarian interventions, the 9/11 attacks, and more.

Descriptions and analysis of 20th century massacres and genocide. Also includes information on people and concepts related to mass violence. Still a work-in-progress.

Primary document collections related to the development of NATO and the Warsaw Pact during the Cold War, their mutual threat perceptions, and military plans.

News from Central and Eastern Europe and countries of the former Soviet Union. Includes searchable archive back to July 1999 and annual country surveys covering politics, international relations, the economy, and social issues.

Official website of the U.N. Contains relevant information on this institution, its members, meetings, resolutions, etc.

Collection of full-text, United Nations documents related to the question of Palestine and the Arab-Israeli conflict in the Middle East from 1917 to the present.