David Ettinger's International Affairs Blog

New Location

2007-07-25T12:22:00.000-04:00

My blog has been moved to a new host. Please go to http://www.gwu.edu/gelman/blogs/ettinger.cfm

Country Insight http://www.euromonitor.com/country_insight.aspx

2007-05-22T09:31:00.000-04:00

An online information database providing in-depth analysis of economic, political, social and demographic trends affecting 71 countries and 8 regions worldwide

Institute of Development Studies http://www.ids.ac.uk/ids/aboutids/index.html

2007-05-22T09:19:00.000-04:00

The Institute of Development Studies is a leading global organisation for research, teaching and communications on international development.

GeoHive http://www.geohive.com/

2007-04-27T08:12:00.000-04:00

Compilation of international statistics

Ratings of Schools in International Affairs http://snipurl.com/1i8og

2007-04-26T09:02:00.000-04:00

From Foreign Policy

National Counterintelligence Strategy http://www.ncix.gov/publications/policy/CI

2007-04-26T08:10:00.000-04:00

Sets forth the government's strategic objectives for counterintelligence

Building a Better World http://devdata.worldbank.org/atlas-mdg/large.html

2007-04-26T08:06:00.000-04:00

Online atlas of World Bank millennial development goals

Foreign Relations of the United States http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/FRUS/

2007-03-13T08:29:00.000-04:00

Browsable and searchable covering 1861-1960.

Peace Agreements Digital Collection http://www.usip.org/library/pa.html

2007-03-09T09:22:00.000-05:00

Digitized collection of the full text of agreements signed by the major contending parties ending inter- and intra-state conflicts worldwide since 1989.

Beginner's Guide to Nation-Building http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG557/

2007-03-09T09:16:00.000-05:00

RAND publication available full text online.

UN Counter-Terrorism Online Handbook http://www.un.org/terrorism/cthandbook/

2007-03-05T16:01:00.000-05:00

Threshold site to UN efforts related to counter-terrorism

Global Integrity http://www.globalintegrity.org/

2007-03-05T11:13:00.000-05:00

Assessments of global corruption

Global Incident Map http://www.globalincidentmap.com/home.php

2007-03-05T11:06:00.000-05:00

Displays incidents of global terrorism

Frontline Diplomacy http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/diplomacy/

2007-02-23T09:06:00.000-05:00

Transcripts of oral interviews with U.S. diplomats.

National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq http://www.dni.gov/press_releases/20070202

2007-02-03T14:06:00.000-05:00

Summary of major conclusions

Human Security Brief 2006 http://www.humansecuritybrief.info/

2007-01-18T12:41:00.000-05:00

Updates the 2005 Human Security Report's conflict trend data and analyzes the findings of two recently released datasets that track trends in war terminations and organized violence against civilians.

Iraq Study Group Report http://snipurl.com/14jpy

2006-12-08T07:38:00.000-05:00

MidEast News Source http://themedialine.org/

2006-11-07T10:41:00.000-05:00

Multimedia news source on the Middle East.

Country Indicators for Foreign Policy http://www.carleton.ca/cifp/

2006-11-02T10:14:00.000-05:00

Cross-national data drawn from a variety of open sources providing at-a-glance global overviews, issue-based perspectives, and country performance measures including statistical data in the form of over one hundred performance indicators for 196 countries spanning fifteen years (1985 to 2000) for most indicators.

Constitution Finder http://confinder.richmond.edu/

2006-11-02T08:20:00.000-05:00

Links to countries' constitutions.

World Legal Information Institute http://www.worldlii.org/

2006-10-12T10:49:00.000-04:00

Gateway to country legal resources

Buzztracker http://www.buzztracker.org/

2006-10-12T10:46:00.000-04:00

Maps "hot" global news spots with links to stories

Pew Global Attitudes Project http://pewglobal.org/

2006-10-12T10:44:00.000-04:00

The Pew Global Attitudes Project is a series of worldwide public opinion surveys.

Future of Transatlantic Security Relations http://snipurl.com/xhwz

2006-09-28T09:38:00.000-04:00

Report prepared by the U.S. Army War College

Economic Freedom of the World http://www.cato.org/pubs/efw/

2006-09-28T09:30:00.000-04:00

Latest edition of annual report by the CATO Institute.

SIPRI Yearbooks http://snipurl.com/xhvi

2006-09-28T09:26:00.000-04:00

The pocket-size editions of this internationally-recognized source of armament, disarmament, and international security information are available for free download.

Watching America http://www.watchingamerica.com

2006-08-30T09:45:00.000-04:00

Monitors foreign public opinion about the U.S. as reflected in the overseas press.

Atlas of Global Inequality http://ucatlas.ucsc.edu/

2006-07-27T07:28:00.000-04:00

Includes time series maps of the world showing changes in global patterns of inequality and country pages providing information, graphs and comparative rankings for each country

Worldmapper http://www.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/worldmapper/

2006-06-30T10:58:00.000-04:00

Collection of world maps where territories are re-sized according to various categories

Terrorism Index http://web0.foreignpolicy.com/issue_julyaug_200

2006-06-28T08:32:00.000-04:00

Assessments of the U.S. war on terrorism as tabulated by Foreign Policy magazine

Multilateral Peace Missions http://conflict.sipri.org/SIPRI_Internet/

2006-06-28T08:30:00.000-04:00

Searchable database by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

Archive of European Integration http://aei.pitt.edu/

2006-05-30T08:54:00.000-04:00

An electronic repository and archive for research materials on the topic of European integration and unification

World Bank Documents http://snipurl.com/qwf7

2006-05-24T13:36:00.000-04:00

Searchable gateway to thousands of reports and documents published by the World Bank

World Development Indicators http://snipurl.com/qwea

2006-05-24T13:27:00.000-04:00

Downloadable full text of the 2006 report and tables

Country Terrorism Reports http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/crt/

2006-05-24T13:22:00.000-04:00

Annual reports issued by the Department of State

Uniting Against Terrorism http://www.un.org/unitingagainstterrorism/

2006-05-24T13:02:00.000-04:00

Report by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan containing recommendations for a global counter-terrorism strategy

Homeland Security Digital Library https://www.hsdl.org

2006-05-24T12:55:00.000-04:00

Department of Homeland Security's digital collection of policy and strategy related documents. Registration required.

Foreign Policy Passport http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/?fpsrc=ealert060411_08

2006-04-17T11:13:00.000-04:00

Blog by the editors of Foreign Policy

EDiplomat http://www.ediplomat.com/

2006-04-17T10:58:00.000-04:00

Information on diplomacy, diplomats, and diplomatic relations

World-Countries.net http://www.world-countries.net/

2006-04-17T10:49:00.000-04:00

Links to country information.

UN Secretary General's Report on UN Reform http://www.un.org/reform/reformbook.pdf

2006-03-10T10:56:00.000-05:00

A New Strategy for America in Iraq http://snipurl.com/newy

2006-03-10T10:48:00.000-05:00

Brookings Institution study

Eurobarometer http://europa.eu.int/comm/public_opinion/index_en.htm

2006-03-01T07:17:00.000-05:00

Gateway to European public opinion resources

World Public Opinion http://worldpublicopinion.org/

2006-02-23T09:32:00.000-05:00

Provides in-depth information and analysis on public opinion from around the world on international issues.

World Political Leaders http://www.terra.es/personal2/monolith/00index.htm

2006-02-22T09:38:00.000-05:00

Lists world leaders since 1945 with selected accompanying biographies.

European Library http://www.theeuropeanlibrary.org/portal/index.htm

2006-02-21T08:30:00.000-05:00

Gateway to holdings of major European libraries.

Middle East Chronology http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/mideast/mideast.htm

2006-02-03T08:20:00.000-05:00

Documentary record of major developments in the Arab-Israeli conflict with links to primary documents.

Public Diplomacy Blog http://snipurl.com/jdal

2005-11-01T14:30:00.000-05:00

Public diplomacy perspectives on international news developments

Human Development Report 2005 http://hdr.undp.org/reports/global/2005/

2005-10-31T07:07:00.000-05:00

Annual report of the United Nations Development Program

Human Security Report http://www.humansecurityreport.info/

2005-10-18T08:57:00.000-04:00

Full text of the report documenting "a dramatic . . . decline in the number of wars, genocides and human rights abuse over the past decade."

Diplomacy Monitor http://www.diplomacymonitor.com/

2005-09-21T08:18:00.000-04:00

Tracking global diplomacy, provides the latest communiqués, transcripts and news releases from around the world

UN Millennium Development Goals http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/

2005-09-21T07:45:00.000-04:00

Official UN site devoted to Millennium Development Goals discussed at this year's meeting of the General Assembly

International Disputes http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/fields

2005-09-07T08:49:00.000-04:00

From the CIA World Factbook, a compilation of ongoing international disputes.

In Support of Arab Democracy http://www.cfr.org/pdf/Arab_Democracy_TF.pdf

2005-08-04T08:32:00.000-04:00

Report of Council on Foreign Relations Task Force on democratization in the Middle East

Middle East Wire http://www.mideastwire.com/index.php

2005-08-04T08:22:00.000-04:00

Daily email newsletter of concise, translated briefs covering some of the key political, cultural, economic and opinion pieces appearing in the media of the 22 Arab countries, Iran and the Arab Diaspora. Access requires free signup.

EconStats: Global Economic Data http://www.econstats.com/index_gl.htm

2005-07-21T08:24:00.000-04:00

Compilations of economic statistics, including World Bank Development Data, IMF International Financial Statistics, and the IMF World Economic Outlook

UN Pulse http://unhq-appspub-01.un.org/lib/dhlrefweblog.nsf

2005-07-21T08:19:00.000-04:00

Current awareness service highlighting UN-related developments

Failed States Index http://snipurl.com/g73l

2005-07-12T07:40:00.000-04:00

Published by Foreign Policy, an interesting compilation of information about so-called "failed states". Free registration required to access.

Report of the Task Force on the United Nations http://www.usip.org/un/report/index.html

2005-06-20T07:21:00.000-04:00

Recommendations on UN reform

Building a Successful Palestinian State http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2005

2005-06-15T08:44:00.000-04:00

Text of report by Rand Corporation.

European Constitution http://gandalf.aksis.uib.no/~brit/EU-CONST-EN-cc/

2005-06-15T08:29:00.000-04:00

Hypertext version of the proposed European Constitution

State Department RSS Feeds http://snipurl.com/f0am

2005-05-19T11:04:00.000-04:00

Links to some major State Department daily feeds including new content on the Department of State website, press briefings, press releases, and remarks by the Secretary. Includes information about how to set up a RSS reader.

Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad http://snipurl.com/elyd

2005-05-02T09:05:00.000-04:00

Congressional Research Service Report listing "hundreds of instances in which the United States has used its armed forces abroad in situations of military conflict or potential conflict or for other than normal peacetime purposes" since 1798.

GATT Digital Library http://gatt.stanford.edu/

2005-04-20T08:01:00.000-04:00

Provides access to documents and information of and about the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

OneWorld http://oneworld.net/

2005-04-12T08:04:00.000-04:00

"News and views from over 1,600 organizations promoting human rights awareness and fighting poverty worldwide"

U.S. Overseas Loans and Grants http://qesdb.cdie.org/gbk/

2005-04-08T10:32:00.000-04:00

Historical record of U.S. foreign assistance

OECD Factbook 2005 http://snipurl.com/dujz

2005-04-06T08:18:00.000-04:00

Extensive compiliation of statistical data for OECD countries.

Commission Report on Weapons of Mass Destruction http://www.wmd.gov/report/

2005-04-05T10:34:00.000-04:00

Report of the Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction

National Defense Strategy http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Mar2005/d20050318nd

2005-03-22T09:02:00.000-05:00

In Larger Freedom http://www.un.org/largerfreedom/

2005-03-21T10:28:00.000-05:00

Text of UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's report on the future of the United Nations.

Mapping the Global Future http://www.cia.gov/nic/NIC_2020_project.html

2005-02-21T08:36:00.000-05:00

Future projections by the National Intelligence Council.

European Union Regional Policy http://europa.eu.int/pol/reg/index_en.htm

2005-02-21T08:33:00.000-05:00

Gateway to information on the E.U.'s regional policies.

EuroNews http://www.euronews.net/

2005-02-21T08:29:00.000-05:00

News with a European focus.

Official Documents of the United Nations http://documents.un.org/

2005-01-07T07:54:00.001-05:00

Searchable gateway to United Nations documentation since 1993, including resolutions from major UN organs since 1946.

U.S. in the World https://www.usintheworld.org/pdf/usintheworld.pdf

2005-01-05T10:37:00.000-05:00

Primer on U.S. global engagement from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Aspen Institute.

Underrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization http://www.unpo.org/

2004-12-20T07:40:00.000-05:00

International organization whose members are indigenous peoples, occupied nations, minorities and independent states or territories not represented in major international fora.

OECD Aid Database http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/50/17/5037721.htm

2004-12-15T10:29:00.000-05:00

Contains information on financial flows for official development assistance since 1973.

A More Secure World http://www.un.org/secureworld/

2004-12-06T07:11:00.000-05:00

Report of the UN Secretary General's High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change.

Government Gazettes Online http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/gazettes/index.htm

2004-12-02T15:11:00.000-05:00

Official government gazettes from countries worldwide.

Question of Palestine http://www.un.org/Depts/dpa/qpal/

2004-12-01T11:20:00.000-05:00

Documentation relating to the United Nation's consideration of the Palestine Question.

Index of Terrorist Groups http://library.nps.navy.mil/home/tgp/tgpndx.htm

2004-12-01T11:13:00.000-05:00

Terrorist group profiles (adapted from Department of State's Patterns of Global Terrorism)

United Nations Documentation Guide http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/resguide/

2004-10-28T08:20:00.000-04:00

Useful guide to General Assembly and Security Council official documents

Terrorism Information Center http://www.mipt.org/

2004-10-20T15:54:00.000-04:00

Comprehensive source of information about terrorism from the National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism

2005 World Development Report http://snipurl.com/9ut5

2004-10-18T08:28:00.000-04:00

Comprehensive Report of the Special Advisor to the DCI on Iraq's WMD http://snipurl.com/9lf7

2004-10-14T10:50:00.000-04:00

OPIC Country Information Gateway

2004-10-07T13:49:00.000-04:00

The Overseas Private Investment Corporation's threshold to country-information sources for, respectively, the Middle East and Africa, Europe, and Latin America and the Caribbean:

http://www.opic.gov/links/links-afr.htm
http://www.opic.gov/links/links-euro.htm
http://www.opic.gov/links/links-lac.htm

Foreign Policy in the U.S. Presidential Election http://cfr.org/campaign2004/

2004-10-05T10:44:00.000-04:00

Comparison of Bush's and Kerry's views on various foreign policy issues by the Council on Foreign Relations

IMF World Economic Outlook http://snipurl.com/9fvn

2004-09-30T07:41:00.000-04:00

Analysis and projections of economic developments at the global level, in major country groups (classified by region, stage of development, etc.), and in many individual countries.

Electronic Information System for International Law http://www.eisil.org/

2004-09-30T07:40:00.000-04:00

Superb gateway to international legal resources by the American Society of International Law

MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base http://www.tkb.org/

2004-09-14T06:53:00.000-04:00

One-stop resource for information on global terrorism

HURIDOCS http://www.huridocs.org/search.htm

2004-08-16T07:54:00.000-04:00

Searchable human rights database compiled by International Human Rights and Documentation Systems

Access Middle East http://accessmiddleeast.org/

2004-08-09T10:38:00.000-04:00

Provides links to news sources and commentary related to the Middle East.

UNESCO Institute for Statistics http://www.uis.unesco.org

2004-08-06T11:44:00.000-04:00

Global and internationally comparable statistics on education, science, technology, culture and communication.

Country Based Search Engines http://www.philb.com/countryse.htm

2004-08-05T10:42:00.000-04:00

Lists Internet search engines for particular countries

9/11 Commission Report http://www.9-11commission.gov/report/911Report.pdf

2004-07-23T07:32:00.000-04:00

Full text of the 500 page plus report.

Global Competitiveness Report http://snipurl.com/7vua

2004-07-20T10:15:00.000-04:00

This report by the World Economic Forum provides detailed statistical information on the relative positions of countries in the global economy.

Least Developed Countries Report http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Page.asp?intIt

2004-07-16T08:31:00.000-04:00

UNCTAD´s Least Developed Countries Report provides a comprehensive and authoritative source of socio-economic analysis and data on the world´s most impoverished countries.

U.S. Intelligence Community's Prewar Intelligence Assessments on Iraq http://snipurl.com/7sui

2004-07-16T08:14:00.000-04:00

Full text of Senate Intelligence Committee Report

Armed Conflict Datasets and Events Data http://snipurl.com/6xhe

2004-06-08T08:49:00.000-04:00

This compilation by the Department for Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University provides an excellent threshold to online sources of statistical data and background information related to interstate and internal conflict worldwide.

Classroom Simulations http://www.usip.org/class/simulations/index.html

2004-06-03T07:46:00.000-04:00

Educational exercises put together by the United States of Peace providing students the opportunity to "role-play" the concerns of stakeholders in a given international affairs conflict scenario.