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International
Government & Relations
Get information on countries, regions, laws, treaties, organizations
and international concerns.
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Asian Development Bank
Asia and the Pacific are covered at
this site, including country economic reviews, country
operational strategy studies, country program notes,
economic updates, and more.
The
Avalon Project at the Yale Law School: Documents in Law, History
and Government
The mission of this award winning Yale University
project is to archive law, history, economics, politics,
diplomacy and government documents. The site is divided
into pre 18th century, 18th century, 19th century
and 20th century documents, with an emphasis on,
but not limited to Western and American historical
documents. The site includes such documents as the
Athenian Constitution, Rights of Man, Communist Manifesto,
the U2 Incident, a large collection of WW II documents,
and more.
The Black World Today
More than an electronic newspaper, the mission of this publication is to chronicle
the daily social, political, cultural and economic realities of Black communities
and countries. Besides News, Views, Arts & Entertainment, Sports, Technology,
Health, Editorials, etc., this searchable site also offers Today in Black
History, Black Country Profiles, Inspiration and much more.
CIA:
Publications
Access CIA publications online: The World
Factbook, Factbook on Intelligence, Chiefs of State
and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments, Handbook
of International Economic Statistics, Intelligence
in the War of Independence, The Balkans Regional Atlas
and more. Special Interest: Chiefs
of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments, The
World Factbook.
Council on Foreign Relations The Council on Foreign Relations is a nonprofit
and nonpartisan organization devoted to promoting improved
understanding of international affairs through the
free exchange of ideas. The Council takes no institutional
position on policy issues and has no affiliation with
the U.S. government and is dedicated to increasing
America's understanding of the world and contributing
ideas to U.S. foreign policy. The Council accomplishes
this mainly by promoting constructive debates and discussions,
clarifying world issues, and publishing Foreign
Affairs, the leading journal on global issues.
Constitutions
of the World
From Kingwood College Library. Access the
US and Texas constitutions as well as constitutions
from around the world.
The Electronic Embassy
This site has links to foreign embassies on the
Web, information from the Washington DC community,
business and trade organizations, information on
US Federal Executive agencies, Congressional foreign
affairs personalities, committees and issues and
international and non governmental organizations
involved in foreign affairs.
Europa
The European Union's Server. Get news, basic information and links to European
Union institutions and policies. Special interest: EuroStat.
Foreign
Government Resources on the Web A project of the University of Michigan Library.
This site includes links to Foreign Government Web
Sites by region and Related Foreign Information.
Related Foreign Information includes links to embassies,
constitutions, laws, treaties, news and more.
Institute for Global Communications The Institute for Global Communications (IGC) is a nonprofit
organization that provides alternative sources of information. The emphasis
is on world peace, economy, labor, women, and conflict.
International
Organizations
A project of GODORT (American Library Association
Government Documents Round Table) and Northwestern
University Library, this site features a nearly comprehensive
list of links to international organizations.
ISN The International Relations and Security Network is
based in Switzerland. It is designed to be a one-stop information service
in the fields of international relations and security. Part of the site
is still under construction, but the Links Library and Current World
Affairs are up and running and quite useful.
LawGuru.COM:
Laws of Other Nations From the Internet Law Library (ILL). Originally a project of the
US House of Representatives, this site is now archived at the Etext Archives.
Laws of other nations, from Albania to Zimbabwe.
LawGuru.com:
Treaties and international law From the Internet Law Library (ILL). Originally a project
of the US House of Representatives, this site is now archived at the
Etext Archives. Get links to treaty collections and direct links to the
full text of treaties.
LOC:
Country Studies
Historical, social, economic, and political analyses of individual countries.
NationMaster.com
Created by Luke Metcalfe to "promote education and understanding about the
world," it is "the world’s largest online statistical database
for country comparisons." Special interest: Select the Advanced
View for the Facts & Statistics box to compare and correlate statistics.
NATO NATOs homepage. Find out who is a member, how the organization
works, or read the NATO handbook, speeches, treaties and more.
oneworld.net
A UK based not-for-profit organization, OneWorld Online is a partnership
of organizations working for human rights and sustainable development. Their
approach may be somewhat biased, but should not be overlooked for valuable
information. Coverage includes current international headlines, news by themes,
news by regions, guides to topics such as AIDS, climate change, racism and
much more.
The
Online Intelligence Project
An award winning site with international news,
commerce, and references. News can be selected by region
or topic, with links to major news resources.
Political
Database of the Americas
This award winning project of Georgetown University's
Resource Unit on Democratic Governability at the Center
for Latin American Studies, the Unit for the Promotion
of Democracy of the Organization of American States
(OAS), and the Canadian Foundation for the Americas
(FOCAL) tends to emphasize Latin American politics,
but all of the Americas are covered. Get general information,
elections, government branches, political parties,
international affairs, and miscellaneous political
data on each country, in your choice of English, French,
Spanish or Portuguese. Note: Some of the links may
be to Spanish language only sites.
UNICEF Access archived copies of The Progress of Nations 1995-current, The
State of the World's Children 1996-current and more. Special interest: Publications.
United Nations
The United Nations (UN) has created a site rich in international
information, including peace and security, economic and social development,
international law, human rights, and humanitarian affairs information,
as well as UN news and UN documents. Special interest: International
Law. See also the Yale University project, Research
Approaches to UN Information.
War,
Peace and Security Guide
From the Information Resource Centre, Canadian Forces College. Categories in
this award winning site are: Armed forces of the world, Contemporary conflicts,
International organizations, International relations, Military art and science,
Military biography, Military history and Peace and disarmament.
WebEc:
Regional Economics
Part of the award winning WebEc site
From Finland. This portion focuses on economics by
region.
The
World Bank
This excellent resource covers Africa, East Asia,
Europe, Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean,
Middle East and North Africa, and South Asia. Documents
available include: The Strategic Compact, 1996 World
Bank Annual Report, Economic and Sector Reports,
Environmental Documents, IFC Documents, Operations
Evaluations Policy and more.
World
Constitutions & International Treaties This site developed by the Texas
A&M University General Libraries is organized
into General Sources, Historical Treaties, Arms Control & Rules
of Warfare, Cultural Protection & Intellectual
Property, Human Rights, Trade & Ccommercial Relations,
and Environmental & Wildlife Protection, Biological
Diversity.
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