POLI 150L: International Relations Research Lab: Background Info & Statistics
Reports and Background Info
- CIA World FactbookContains data provided by various components of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Bureau of the Census, and the US Department of State.
- U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact SheetsBrief reports from the U.S. Department of State that focus on U.S. relations with individual countries. Contains links to human rights reports, trade statistics, and other useful information.
- Council on Foreign RelationsContains daily briefs and background and analysis.
- Google Think Tank Search EngineSearches the websites of institutions that generate public policy research, analysis, and activity. These sites are affiliated with universities, governments, advocacy groups, foundations, and non-governmental organizations. The list represents a mixture of partisan and non-partisan think tanks.
- CRS ReportsThe Congressional Research Service, an agency within the Library of Congress, conducts research and analysis for Congress on a broad range of policy issues.
- International Institute for Strategic StudiesNon-partisan, non-governmental organization that conducts research on political risk and military conflict.
Data and Statistics
- World Development Indicators (WDI Online)Statistics on development indicators back to 1960 from the World Bank. Time series data cover demographic, social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental topics for more than 200 countries and geographic and political groupings of countries. Data are updated quarterly. Access through the online dataBank, or in Excel or CSV formats.
- International Monetary FundThe IMF, an organization of 188 countries formed in 1945 (post-WWII), works to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world. Its data tend to be at the country level. An overview of selected sources is available at http://www.imf.org/external/np/ds/matrix.htm.
- Country Indicators for Foreign PolicyCIFP represents an on-going effort to identify and assemble statistical information conveying the key features of the political, economic, social and cultural environments of countries around the world.
- UNdataProvides simultaneous access to 14 statistical databases from the United Nations and other international organizations through one interface. Areas of coverage include agriculture, education, energy, industry, labor, national accounts, population, tourism and trade. Includes Millennium Development Goals indicators, and UN Key Global Indicators.
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