International Studies Resources

https://allafrica.com/
AllAfrica Inc. is a multi-media content service provider, systems technology developer and electronic distributor of African news and information worldwide. AllAfrica aggregates, produces and distributes news from across Africa.

https://www.csis.org/
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) provides strategic insights on and policy solutions to current and emerging global issues. CSIS has programs on technology and public policy, international trade and finance, and energy.

https://www.cwis.org/
"The Center for World Indigenous Studies (CWIS) is an independent, non-profit research and education organization dedicated to wider understanding and appreciation of the ideas and knowledge of indigenous peoples and the social, economic and political realities of indigenous nations. The Center publishes and distributes literature written and voiced by leading contributors from Fourth World Nations. An important goal of CWIS is to establish cooperation between nations and to democratize international relations between nations and between nations and states" Includes "fourth world" information resources, UN declarations and other public policy documents, newsletters,governmental and NGO contacts, etc.

https://www.cacianalyst.org/
The Central Asia Caucasus Analyst provides a bi-weekly briefing from the Johns Hopkins University SAIS Central Asia Caucasus Institute.

https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/
The CIA World Fact Book is an annual publication from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, with basic background information and statistics on all countries.

https://library.columbia.edu/libraries/eastasian.html
The C. V. Starr East Asian Library at Columbia University is one of the major collections of East Asian materials in the US. Their homepage links to Chinese, Japanese, Korean or East Asian resources.

https://globaledge.msu.edu/reference-desk
The GlobalEDGE site is created and maintained by Michigan State University's Center for International Business education and research as a source for global business knowledge. The site is browsable, but users are asked to register.

https://www.canada.ca/en.html?utm_medium=decommissioned+site&utm_campaign=Canada+Site+Redirect+Tracking&utm_source=canada.gc.ca/main_e.html&utm_content=Launch+Tracking
The official web site of the Canadian government. It provides links to federal, provincial and territorial governments and legislatures. It also gathers a number of specialized online sources for Canadian governmental research. In English and French.

https://www.hrw.org/?t=pubs
Publications about all countries, as well as special sections on transnational issues such as child soldiers, arms transfers, academic freedom, etc.

https://ilostat.ilo.org/
ILOSTAT is a labor statistics database operated by the International Labour Organization Bureau. With data of approximately 200 countries and territories, the information available consists mainly of the annual time-series that serve as the basis for the ILO Yearbook of Labour Statistics.

http://lanic.utexas.edu/
The Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC) site is produced by the Institute of Latin Studies at the University of Texas, Austin. It provides access to Latin American Internet resources. Sites can be accessed via country or subject listings. Updates occur almost daily.

https://www.loc.gov/collections/country-studies/about-this-collection/
The online versions of books published by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program. 102 countries and regions are covered. Notable omissions include Canada, France, the United Kingdom, and other Western nations, as well as a number of African nations.

https://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/migration-information-source
The Migration Information Source website is a project of the Migration Policy Institute. This site provides authoritative data from numerous global organizations and governments, and global analysis of international migration and refugee trends.

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/research/
Includes annual report, country reports (from different years) sometimes with external information sources, recent reports, etc.

https://www.countrywatch.com/
CountryWatch.com has key political, economic, and business information, daily news and data, some provided free, some fee-based.

https://www.state.gov/u-s-bilateral-relations-fact-sheets/
U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets by the U.S. Department of State. 

https://globaledge.msu.edu/
Funded in part by the U.S. Department of Education Title VI B grant, globalEDGE delivers a comprehensive research tool for academics, students and businesspeople. Connect with over 47,000 people using the gE Network while tapping into a directory of over 5000 quality resources. globalEDGE provides tools and resources to efficiently research nearly any international business question you may have.

https://www.doaj.org/
This independent database contains over 15,000 peer-reviewed open access journals covering all areas of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, arts and humanities. Open access journals from all countries and in all languages are welcome to apply for inclusion.

https://www.economist.com/
Economist.com is an online source for the analysis of world business and current affairs. Economist.com publishes all articles from the Economist print edition plus a searchable archive of articles back to June 1997. Users register for a limited free service. Some additional information is fee-based.

https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2003/06/index.htm
Finance and Development is a quarterly magazine of the International Monetary Fund. The IMF is promotes international monetary cooperation, exchange stability, and orderly exchange arrangements; fosters economic growth and high levels of employment; and provides temporary financial assistance to countries.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/
Washington Post Online. "Since it first began publication over a century ago, The Washington Post has grown into one of the most recognized news organizations in the world."

https://www.commerce.gov/
The US Department of Commerce web site provides links to all layers of this huge government organization. A highlight of this site is the Patent and Trademarks Office information. You can get to this information through this site or connect directly at http://www.uspto.gov/. Commerce includes the Bureau of Industry and Security; the Economics and Statistics Administration; the Bureau of Economic Analysis; the Bureau of the Census; the Economic Development Administration; the International Trade Administration; the Minority Business Development Agency; the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and the Office of the Secretary.

https://www.defense.gov/
This broad site provides links to many related areas. Of special interest is the Field Activities section with its link to the Office of Economic Assistance, at http://oea.osd.mil/ which leads to information on egrants. From the egrants page one can move to the Catalog of Domestic Assistance, describing a wide variety of grant opportunities for projects, education and community based action. The US Department of Defense web site describes the authority and scope of operations of the armed services under the direction of the Secretary. Defense work includes training and equipping the military forces; planning and coordinating military deployments and operations; and conducting military operations.

https://www.state.gov/
This comprehensive, searchable government site provides information about the US Department of State, press and public affairs, travel and living abroad, countries and regions, international issues, history, education and culture, and more. Within the Executive Branch, the Department of State is the lead U.S. foreign affairs agency, and the Secretary of State is the President's principal foreign policy adviser. The Department advances U.S. objectives and interests through its primary role in developing and implementing the President's foreign policy. The Department supports foreign affairs activities of other U.S. Government entities including the Department of Commerce and the Agency for International Development. It provides services to U.S. citizens and to foreigners seeking to visit or immigrate to the U.S.

https://www.nasa.gov/
National Aeronautics and Space Administration web site. NASA missions are as varied as the mandate of the agency. From using satellites imaging to study climate change to the Hubble Space Telescope scanning deep space, NASA's goal is to further mankind's knowledge of our universe." NASA seeks to advance exploration and discovery in aeronautics and space technologies.It is lead by an Administrator appointed by the President of the United States.

https://www.uspto.gov/
The Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) is a non-commercial federal entity in the Department of Commerce. It secures for limited times to inventors the exclusive right to their respective discoveries.

https://www.usaid.gov/
USAID is an independent federal government agency that receives overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State. It supports and advances U.S. foreign policy by supporting economic growth, agriculture and trade; global health; and, democracy, conflict prevention and humanitarian assistance. USAID provides assistance in Sub-Saharan Africa; Asia and the Near East; Latin America and the Caribbean, and Europe and Eurasia.

https://www-proquest-com.proxy.alumni.jhu.edu/intermediateredirectforezproxy
This is the most comprehensive business database available today, and comprises three separate databases: ABI/INFORM Dateline, ABI/INFORM Global and ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry. The combined package includes over 7,800 journal titles, and can be searched all at once. Subjects covered include business and economic conditions, corporate strategies, management techniques and competitive and product information, both nationally and internationally. Browse a list of titles available in ABI/INFORM Complete. (Please note: due to publisher restrictions, some journals are not available to alumni. Please contact the Hopkins KnowledgeNET librarian for further information.) Click here to view a short video [2:13] with search tips!

https://www-proquest-com.proxy.alumni.jhu.edu/pqrlalumni/advanced
ProQuest's Alumni Research Library contains over 5,300 journal titles across all subject disciplines, including arts, business, education, humanities, literature, political science and psychology. For many of these journals, citations and abstracts are available from 1971 to the present. Full text coverage varies by journal, but typically begins with the mid-1990s. Browse a list of titles included in ProQuest Research Library. (Please note: due to publisher restrictions, some journals are not available to alumni.) Click here to view a short video [2:13] with search tips!

https://hstalks-com.proxy.alumni.jhu.edu/business/
Offers case studies and video lectures from world-renown experts!

https://muse-jhu-edu.proxy.alumni.jhu.edu/
For nearly 30 years, Project MUSE has been the trusted and reliable source for access to essential humanities and social science research, as an integral part of the scholarly communications ecosystem and platform of choice for respected not-for-profit publishers. Currently, Project MUSE hosts more than 800 journals and more than 90,000 books from nearly 400 leading university presses, scholarly societies, and related publishers. 

https://data-sagepub-com.proxy.alumni.jhu.edu/
SAGE Data, formerly Data Planet, is a collection of billions of multidisciplinary, global statistics for research and instruction. It is a data aggregation tool that allows you to create custom tables and charts.

https://journals-sagepub-com.proxy.alumni.jhu.edu/
Provides full-text access to over 1,000 scholarly and professional journals spanning a wide range of subject areas including business, humanities, social sciences, and science, technology, and medicine.

https://sk-sagepub-com.proxy.alumni.jhu.edu/
Sage's ebook platform, where you will find a range of SAGE eBook and eReference content. Also contains CQ Press ebooks, including Historic Documents of 2020, The CQ Press Guide to Radical Politics in the Unites States, Guide to U.S. Elections, 7th ed., Washington Information Directroy 2022-2023, Congress A to Z, Vital Statistics on American Politics 2017-2020, State Rankings 2017: A Statistical View of America, State Rankings 2018: A Statistical View of America

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“SAGE Research Methods Cases are stories of how real research projects were conducted. The collection provides more than 1100 case studies, showing the challenges and successes of doing research, written by the researchers themselves.  They explain why the researchers chose the methods they did, how they overcame problems in their research and what they might have done differently with hindsight: the realities of research that are missing from journal articles and textbooks. Cases are peer-reviewed and come with pedagogical tools including learning objectives and discussions questions. They can be used as a teaching tool to demonstrate a particular method and how it is applied in real research, or as inspiration to students who are preparing for their own research project.”

https://go-gale-com.proxy.alumni.jhu.edu/ps/start.do?p=USDD&u=jhu_alum
Gale's U.S. Declassified Documents Online provides access to nearly 700,000 pages of previously classified government documents. Covering major international events from the Cold War to the Vietnam War and beyond, this single source enables users to locate key information underpinning studies in international relations, American studies, United States foreign and domestic policy studies, journalism and more. 

http://www.abyznewslinks.com/
ABYZNewslinks is a portal site that offers links to a variety of media resources. Organized geographically, it links to both commercial and public sites. This site requires a bit of exploration to see the resources available. ABYZ News Links is primarily composed of newspapers but also includes many broadcast stations, internet services, magazines, and press agencies. Please note that ABYZ News Links does not contain actual news content but only links to other news sources. There are three main criteria for inclusion of a news source on this site. The source must have actual news content, it must be reasonably professional in nature, and it should have fairly recently updated content. Sites with very old content are removed.

http://www.newslink.org/
This site provides links to newspapers, broadcasters and magazines and to joblink advertising. The media services covered include small-town papers, weeklies, campus papers and alternative presses.

https://www.voanews.com/
The Voice of America (VOA) is an international multimedia broadcasting service funded by the U.S. government. VOA broadcasts news, informational, educational, and cultural programs worldwide. VOA programs are produced and broadcast in more than 50 languages through radio, satellite television, and the Internet.

https://www.world-newspapers.com/
World Newspapers.com provides representation of electronic newspapers and news sources. World newspapers, magazines, and news sites in English, sorted by country and region.

https://apsanet.org/
"The American Political Science Association is the leading professional organization for the study of political science and serves more than 14,000 members in over 70 countries. With a range of programs and services for individuals, departments and institutions, APSA brings together political scientists from all fields of inquiry, regions, and occupational endeavors within and outside academe in order to expand awareness and understanding of politics."

https://www.amstat.org/
"The American Statistical Association (ASA) is a scientific and educational society founded in 1839 with the following mission: To promote excellence in the application of statistical science across the wealth of human endeavor."

https://ecpr.eu/
"The European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) is an independent, scholarly association, which supports and encourages the training, research and cross-national cooperation of political scientists in institutions throughout Europe and beyond. Activities include organizing workshops, roundtables, conferences and summer schools; publishing journals, books, articles and newsletters, and providing a comprehensive European information source for political scientists through its website, electronic bulletins and online searchable databases."

https://www.ipsa.org/
"Individual membership in the International Political Science Association (IPSA) is open to persons suitably qualified by their professional activity or general interest in political science. Persons employed as teachers or researchers in political science and related disciplines are eligible, and the executive committee may extend eligibility to other categories. Individual members of IPSA pay an annual or triennial subscription fee. IPSA membership (for one or three years) includes a subscription to the International Political Science Review (four issues per year) and to Participation , the newsletter of the Association (two or three issues per year)."

https://www.actionafrica.org/
This site provides information and analysis to promote U.S. and international policies toward Africa that advance economic, political and social justice and human rights.

https://www.afpc.org/
The American Foreign Policy Council (AFPC) is a non-profit organization bringing information to those who make or influence foreign policy of the US and assisting world leaders, particularly in the former USSR, with building democracies and market economies. AFPC is a source of timely, insightful analysis on issues of foreign policy, and works closely with members of Congress, the Executive Branch and the policymaking community.

https://www.brookings.edu/
The Brookings Institution is an independent, nonpartisan organization devoted to research, analysis, education, and publication focused on public policy issues in the areas of economics, foreign policy, and governance.

https://europa.eu/eurobarometer/screen/home
Eurobarometer is the website for the Public Opinion Analysis sector of the European Commission. Use Eurobarometer to view surveys and studies that address European citizenship: enlargement, social issues, the Euro, defense, etc. There are breakdowns by country and overviews in English.

https://www.imf.org/en/Home
The IMF (International Monetary Fund) is an organization of 184 member countries established to promote international monetary cooperation, exchange stability, and orderly exchange arrangements.

https://www.nato.int/
This website describes the work of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, an alliance of 19 countries representing North America and Europe. The site permits simple and advanced searching across a wide range of issues, publications and services.

https://history.state.gov/
Produced by the U.S. Department of State, this site contains official documentary records of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity, and is home of the Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS) series.

https://www.paho.org/en
PAHO is the Pan American Health Organization, a branch of the World Health Organization. PAHO disseminates scientific and technical information through its publications program, its Internet site, and a network of academic libraries, documentation centers, and local health care libraries. Both quick and full-text searching is available through the web site.

https://www.rand.org/
RAND is a nonprofit think tank that improves policy and decision-making through objective analysis and research. Rand serves both the private and public sector by providing enterprise analysis, survey research, research communications, statistical analysis and information sciences.

https://www.worldbank.org/ext/en/home
World Bank policies, directives and bank procedures; links to regions and countries; extensive statistics; the World Development Indicators database, and a development forum that provides access to electronic discussions on key issues.

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/main
From: The European Commission Eurostat contains statistical information on the European Union and the "euro-zone." It is updated daily.

https://www.usa.gov/census-data
The Fedstats site provides access to statistics produced by over 100 U.S. federal agencies.

https://fas.usda.gov/
From: US Department of Agriculture FAS (Foreign Agricultural Service) produces documents that chart and analyze production, consumption, trade flows, and market opportunities for agricultural products. The major services of FAS include market intelligence, access, and development; trade policy formulation and monitoring; food aid; and linkages.

https://www.ilo.org/data-and-statistics
The International Labour Organization's Statistics and Databases provides quantitative measures on various international labor topics.

https://www.who.int/data/gho
Incorporates the World Health Organization (WHO) Statistical Information System as the guide to health and health-related epidemiological and statistical information available from the World Health Organization.

https://wdi.umich.edu/
From the website: "The William Davidson Institute (WDI) is a non-profit research and educational institute established at the University of Michigan in 1992...WDI is the only institution of higher learning in the United States that is fully dedicated to understanding and promoting actionable business and public policy approaches to addressing the challenges and opportunities in emerging market economies."