LibGuides: International Relations and Global Studies: Articles, Statistics, Primary Documents

Websites of Interest

Chicago Council on Global Affairs Posts authoritative studies of the American public's and leadership's attitudes on international matters, as well as related topics of U.S. foreign policy. From "one of the oldest and most prominent international affairs organizations in the United States. Independent and nonpartisan, The Chicago Council is committed to influencing the discourse on global issues through contributions to opinion and policy formation, leadership dialogue, and public learning."
Cold War International History Project (Wilson Center) The Wilson Center, chartered by Congress in 1968 as the official memorial to President Woodrow Wilson, is the nation’s key non-partisan policy forum for tackling global issues through independent research and open dialogue to inform actionable ideas for the policy community.
Council of Europe Treaty Office The text of all Council of Europe treaties, their explanatory reports, the status of signatures and ratifications, the declarations and reservations made by States, as well as the notifications issued by the Treaty Office since 2000, are available on this website. Texts of declarations and reservations as well as electronic notifications are available in the Council of Europe's official languages only.
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher dedicated to being a resource for its members, government officials, business executives, journalists, educators and students, civic and religious leaders, and other interested citizens in order to help them better understand the world and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other countries.
Foreign Affairs Since its founding in 1922, Foreign Affairs has been the leading forum for serious discussion of American foreign policy and global affairs. It is now a multiplatform media organization with a print magazine, a website, a mobile site, various apps and social media feeds, an event business, and more. Foreign Affairs is published by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), a non-profit and nonpartisan membership organization dedicated to improving the understanding of U.S. foreign policy and international affairs through the free exchange of ideas.
Foreign Policy Over the course of almost half a century of award-winning journalism, design, and the presentation of important new ideas from the world’s leading thinkers, Foreign Policy has established itself at the forefront of media organizations devoted to the coverage of global affairs.
Foreign Policy in Focus A progressive gateway to American foreign policy issues, by topic or region, from the International Relations Center and the Institute for Policy Studies. Posts many policy briefs, commentaries, and papers.
Frontline Diplomacy: The Foreign Affairs Oral History Collection of the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Frontline Diplomacy: The Foreign Affairs Oral History Collection of the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training at the Library of Congress makes available interview transcripts from the oral history archives of the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training (ADST). These transcripts present a window into the lives of U.S. diplomats and the major diplomatic crisis and issues that the United States faced during the second half of the 20th century and the early part of the 21st. Most of the interviews involve post-World War II diplomacy, from the late 1940s to the present day, but the collection also includes accounts of Americans involved in Iraq and Afghanistan after 2003. It also contains interviews from special projects on oral histories, including women ambassadors, minority officers, foreign assistance officers, labor specialists, and Foreign Service spouses. New interviews are continually being conducted and added to the collection.
Gapminder Non-profit venture promoting sustainable global development and achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals by increased use and understanding of statistics and other information about social, economic and environmental development at local, national and global levels. Uses Trendalyzer software to show major global development trends with animated statistics.
Global Attitudes and Trends - Pew Research Center An excellent "series of worldwide public opinion surveys that encompasses a broad array of subjects ranging from people's assessments of their own lives to their views about the current state of the world and important issues of the day." Note the Foreign Affairs and Policy page and the Global Indicators Database, which allows users to find poll results on diverse topics in the scores of countries where Pew has done surveys. The Pew Research Question Search page is useful.
International Conventions - Legal information Institute (LII) International conventions are treaties or agreements between countries. "International convention" is often used interchangeably with terms like "international treaty," "international agreement," "compact," or "contract between states."
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United Nations Treaty Collection The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the depositary of more than 560 multilateral treaties which cover a broad range of subject matters such as human rights, disarmament and protection of the environment.
Watching America "Discover What the World Thinks of U.S." with English language translations of foreign press commentary about the United States and its foreign policy, from around the world and with links to the original sources.
WikiLeaks "Independent global group of people with a long standing dedication to the idea of a free press and the improved transparency in society that comes from this." Publishes a huge quantity of leaked and usually classified or restricted material from official government sources and large corporations around the world, often alongside related news stories. Well-organized and easily searched.
World Public Opinion .Org "Provides information and analysis about public opinion on international policy issues from around the world. While the studies of [our own] network figure prominently, the website draws together data from a wide variety of sources from around the world." From the Program for Public Consultation at the University of Maryland, posts excellent international public opinion polls.

Article Databases

Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window Collection of journal articles, abstracts, ebooks, and magazine & newspaper articles, covering all subjects.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window Journal articles, abstracts, ebooks, and magazine & newspaper articles, covering all subjects.
Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) This link opens in a new window Theory and research in international affairs.
Foreign Policy This link opens in a new window Originally-reported articles focusing on leading global issues in national security, technology, markets, and energy & resources.
Gale Ebooks This link opens in a new window Variety of reference books covering arts, biography, business, education, environment, general reference, history, information & publishing, law, library science, literature, medicine, multicultural studies, nation & world, religion, science, social science, and technology.
New York Times (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) This link opens in a new window Historical articles from The New York Times.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window Access to newspapers from around the world. Also contains legal and business information. Look up patents with TotalPatent One.
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window Articles in the physical sciences, engineering, life sciences, health sciences, social sciences, and humanities.
Statista This link opens in a new window Provides access to recent statistics and studies including market researchers, trade organizations, scientific journals, and government databases. Includes a powerful Business Plan export tool.
Wall Street Journal (Free Digital Subscription) This link opens in a new window The financial newspaper of record offering in-depth coverage of national and international finance as well as coverage of hard news stories. (1984-present) (100% Full-Text)