Research Guides: Middle Eastern Studies: Geopolitics

Political Science

CIAO : Columbia International Affairs Online (1991-current)
Resources devoted to research, analysis, and scholarship on international politics and related fields, including security studies, global finance, diplomatic practice, humanitarian law, global governance, development studies, and environmental studies.
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Europa World Plus
Provides political and economic information on countries and territories around the world.

Online Access - 4 simultaneous users
Foreign Law Guide
Resource for comparative law research offering relevant information on sources of foreign law with complete bibliographic citations to legislation and selected references to secondary sources.

Access provided by UT Law Library.
Homeland Security Digital Library
Collection of U.S. policy documents, federal, state and municipal publications, journal articles, theses, and more on Homeland Security related news.
IHS Markit Connect
Discover, analyze, visualize and integrate a diverse range of industry-leading analysis, market research, technical information and forecasts on current economic and political information and risk analysis for foreign nations.
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International Country Risk Guide
Excel data file providing political risk ratings for 140 countries. Coverage from 1984 to 2011.
PAIS Index
Covers public affairs, public and social policies, and international relations, and includes journal articles, books, government documents, reports, and more.
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
International index of journals in political science, including international relations, law, public administration and public policy. Coverage from 1975 to current.

Geography & Demographics

Columbia Gazetteer of the World Online
A geographic encyclopedia. Names, descriptions, and characteristics of thousands of places in the world.
Global Commodities: Trade, Exploration & Cultural Exchange
Primary source materials for the study of global commodities in world history. The commodities featured have been transported, exchanged and consumed around the world for hundreds of years.
East View Geospatial LandScan global archive.
Developed at ORNL, LandScan offers the most accurate (one-kilometer resolution over an average 24 hour period) and reliable, geographically based, population distribution model from 2000 to current.
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National Geographic Map Store
Population Index 1986-2000
Primary index to the world's population and demography literature, covering books, journal articles, working papers, and other materials.

Social Explorer
Current and historical census data and demographic information. Users can create maps and reports to better illustrate, analyze and understand demography and social change.

Online Access - 5 simultaneous users
United Nations Data Retrieval System
Broad data coverage from various international and national sources.

Newspapers

Factiva
Database provides access to newspapers from around the world. May search by region or language, among other search options.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service
FBIS was an intelligence component of the CIA's Directorate of Science and Technology that provided translations of radio broadcasts in selected foreign countries from 1974 to 1996. Search these daily reports by location, publication type, or keyword.
Also available on CD-ROM in the Hoskins Library Storage Reading Room.

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IPL2 Newpapers and Magazines
Search for newspapers by country.

Access World News, Research Collection
Content from local, national and international newspapers, blogs, newswires, and broadcast transcripts. Explore a specific event or compare a wide variety of viewpoints. Includes Newsbank Special Reports.
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Nexis Uni
Provides legal news, business, and cases and codes, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions. Also includes legal research sources and business information for US and international companies.
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