Government 150W:International Games

Countries

Background Notes
Brief information on the history, geography, people, economy, government, and foreign relations of the nations of the world. From the State Department.
Country Profiles
Brief, current information on selected countries. From the Library of Congress.
Country Studies
Lengthy studies of the history, economy, government, and culture of many of the countries of the world. See especially Yugoslavia From the Library of Congress.
Portals to the World
A collection of resources on countries of the world selected by subject experts. From the Library of Congress.
World Factbook
Brief information on the government, economy, military, and people of the countries of the world. From the CIA.

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
Annual reports on the status of human rights in countries receiving foreign assistance from the U.S. or in other countries which are members of the United Nations. From the Department of State.
International Religious Freedom Report
Annual reports on the status of religious freedom in each country and on government policies which violate religious freedom. From the Department of State.
Trafficking in Persons Report
Annual reports on the status of transporting of persons by illegal means for sex, cheap labor or other coercive purposes.

Foreign Relations of the U.S. (State Department)
The official documentary historical record of U.S. foreign policy. 25-30 year delay in publication due to classification/declassification policies/problems. Print volumes in Swem are located at JX 233 .A3. A few microfiche supplements are at S 1.1: in the Government Information Microfilm collection.
Foreign Relations of the U.S. (University of Wisconsin)
Retrospective project to digitize the entire run of FRUS by a university. Nearly complete coverage at present from 1861-1960s.
Countries and Regions
Offers links to regional bureaus and country pages.

Congressional Research Service Reports
Concise policy papers prepared at the request of members of Congress by a branch of the Library of Congress. Select subject terms, fields to search and date range. Part of Lexis Nexis Congressional.
U.S. Agency for International Development
Main provider of U.S. foreign assistance programs. See Country Locator for information about individual countries.
Public Papers of the Presidents
Full text of presidential speeches, statements, press conferences, and other documents.
United States Institute of Peace
An independent federal institution which conducts research on international conflict prevention. Publishes newsletters and research studies.

Lexis-Nexis Academic
Great source for current newspapers with worldwide coverage.
VOA News
News reports from the Voice of America broadcast service.
World News Connection
Translations of newspapers and news broadcasts from around the world. Subscription source from the CIA.

Academic Search Complete
Multidisciplinary database of academic journal articles and other materials. Extensive full text.
Access UN (United Nations Index)
Indexes statements and documents of UN by topic and by country. Accompanied by full text on microfiche or use UN numbers to find full text at UN website.
CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online
Brings together research studies, policy papers and other hard-to-find publications from research institutions and think tanks which can be searched separately or collectively.
JSTOR
Full text coverage of academic journals from origin of the journal run. No coverage for most recent few years.
LexisNexis Congressional
For congressional committee publications on all topics and to trace current legislation relating to foreign aid, human rights or whatever.
PAIS International
Covers books, journals and government documents related to public affairs and public administration
Social Sciences Citation Index
Offers ability to search for journal articles cited by other articles in more than 1800 academic journals.

Eurostat
The statistical agency of the European Union.
Fedstats
Statistics portal for U.S. has an International comparisons section under "Statistics by Geography" heading
International Database
Various demographic data and country rankings. From the Census Bureau.
OECD Statistics Portal
A collection of economic and social statistics on member countries. From the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
World Development Indicators Online
Subscription database that covers more than 600 iindicators for the countries of the world. From the World Bank.
UN Data
Brings together data on population, industry, energy, trade and other topics from a variety of international organizations into a single source. From the United Nations.

European Union
Information about the 27 countries who make up the European Union.
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
An organization of developed, democratic countries which gathers and publishes economic and social statistics and seeks solutions for common problems.
United Nations
Main UN page. Leads to statements by "Member States" or to "Main Bodies" to access statements and documents of General Assembly and Security Council. Under "Issues on the UN Agenda," look at "Peace and Security" for details of past and current peacekeeping operations.
UN Documentation Centre
For UN General Assembly, Security Council, and Economic & Social Council documents and resolutions by session.
United Nations Index to Speeches
Search UN speeches by speaker/country or keyword. The "Index to Speeches" is at the bottom of the page.
World Bank
Reports and research by one of the largest sources of development assistance. See "Europe & Central Asia" under "Countries and Regions." Also "Data and Statistics" for data by country.

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