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Galileo Internet Resources, Social Science, an excellent, all purpose Web links inventory
Council of European Social Science Data Archives Includes on-line archives drawn from several, mainly European, organizations
Social Science Information Gateway (SOSIG) a U.K.-based effort to catalogue the Web’s resources for social science research
International Relations: Web Gateway, from University of British Columbia Library
Arms Control & Weapons Issues
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute SIPRI, the venerable information resource, especially good on conventional weapons
Federation of American Scientists Arms Sales Monitoring Project a reliable and informative NGO in Washington advocating arms-trade restraints
World Arms Database, Institute for Defense & Disarmament Studies, Boston
International Action Network on Small Arms reports, links, info on U.N. process
Documents Center on Chemical and Biological Weapons Univ. of Michigan
Henry L. Stimson Center Chemical and Biological Weapons Nonproliferation Project Washington think tank
Landmines Campaign, the Nobel-winning international effort
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: Nonproliferation Program a leading US think tank, this program regularly convenes researchers on this topic
Center for Nonproliferation Studies Monterrey Institute, has several papers and links on weapons of mass destruction
Arms Control Association (Arms Control Today) Emphasizes nuclear issues; U.S.-based NGO with moiderate, pro-arms control positions
Union of Concerned Scientists, use pull-down menu to find missile defense, its most lucrative section; Massachusetts-based NGO
Treaties and Agreements (from U.S. State Dept.) Useful lists
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists high-quality reporting on nuclear weapons issues
Nautilus Institute focuses on Asia and Pacific nuclear issues, especially N. Korea
Natural Resources Defense Council, Nuclear Weapons Program, technically oriented
Johns Hopkins Center for Strategic Education Guide to Web-based nuclear research
Global Beat news service concentrating on nuclear weapons
International Atomic Energy Agency
Jaffe Centre for Strategic Studies, Tel Aviv think tank with sensible views
“Revolution in Military Affairs” Debate, Project on Defense Alternatives, NGO in Massachusetts
Conflict
Minorities at Risk, U. of Maryland, data bases tracking ethnic conflict worlwide
African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) South African NGO with several sources of analysis on-line.
Forum on Early Warning and Early Response Leading NGO based in London providing high-quality reports from several conflict areas
Centre for Applied Studies in International Negotiations (CASIN) Some PDF files on war-torn societies, post-conflict reconstruction, etc., from this Swiss organization
Conciliation Resources London-based NGO designed to produce reports and analyses of the world’s conflicts
European Platform for Conflict Prevention and Transformation (EPCPT) Umbrella organization with short but useful country profiles and lists of NGOs
War-torn Societies Project (WSP) An excellent set of analyses, data, bibliographies, etc., mainly focusing on Eritrea, Mozambique, Guatemala, and Somalia
Conflict Research Consortium, University of Colorado A principal academic program with rich informational web site
International Crisis Group, a U.S.-based NGO with in-depth reporting on several conflicts
Relief Web U.N. backed, it collects, organizes, and provides on-line access to many reports, particularly focusing on humanitarian emergencies and conflicts
Austrian Study Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution, (ASPR) Peace Center Burg Schlaining Some reports on various aspects of conflict resolution (PDF format, German and/or English).
Ethnic-L: A Network of Groups Sponsoring Ethnicity Research An idiosyncratic site from the University of Hawaii, having useful links and documents
INCORE: Initiative on Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity an easy-to-use site with many resources
Democratization
Agora Index to Political Resources on the Net Briefings on virtually every country worldwide; compiled by an Italian internet company
Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD) Bulgarian organization dedicated to democracy and market economies; contains several useful reports
DemocracyNet (National Endowment for Democracy) Reports, links, table of contents for Journal of Democracy from the U.S. Government-funded organization.
Electronic Journals/Issues of Democracy from the U.S. State Department
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance Swedish organization with several in-depth reports
Development: Institutes & Organizations
Research Organizations, NGOs
Centre for Development Research Danish institute with some papers and good links
Centre for Economic Reform and Transition, from a Scottish school of management, covering mainly the former Soviet Union
Harvard Institute for International Development accessible reports, papers, etc.
Institute for Development Research Boston NGO with an archive of interesting work
Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex includes Eldis gateway, on-line library services, and many other useful features
International Institute for Sustainable Development integrates knowledge on development and sustainable issues
Overseas Development Institute a U.K. institution with several on-line resources
Banks and Inter-Government Institutions
Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation Forum (APEC)
Black Sea Economic Cooperation Pact
Central American Bank for Economic Integration
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Group of 77 (UN)
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
International Development Association (IDA) World Bank
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Trade Center (ITC) U.N.
Sistema Economico Latinamericano
UN Conference on Trade and Development
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Human Security
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) a large array of resources, mainly related to Red Cross activities
International Organization for Migration (IOM) Swiss, some papers on-line and table of contents for its journal
Child Soldier Database Swedish Save the Children; has links
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Several resources, links
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention U.S. Government agency, has data and links of international scope
National Library of Medicine: HIV & AIDS Resources mainly medical info, but some other resources, such as archived proceedings from international AIDS conferences
Pan-American Health Organization various useful resources
Natural Resources Research Information Pages Worldwide, easy-to-use umbrella site for environmental issues, links to research institutes, papers, etc
Biodiversity Information Network Links page to conferences, papers, etc.
Population Council venerable institution with many original papers on women, children, health, HIV/AIDS, and so on
Population Research Institute Penn State Univ., has excellent guide to demographic data and links
International Food Policy Research Group Washington-based NGO, data rich site
ELDIS Food Security Guide From the UK’s Inst for Development Studies
SOAS Water Issues Group University of London; several data resources on water problems in various regions
European Community Food Security Program
U.N. Organizations
United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat)
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP)
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW) http://www.ifpri.org/
United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention (UNODCCP)
World Meteorological Organization (Water Security/Global Climate Change)
Human Rights
DIANA: An International Human Rights Database includes accessible journal from Yale Law School
University of Minnesota Human Rights Library several good features, e.g., an extensive annotated bibliography
International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights briefings on situation in each OSCE country by this Vienna-based NGO
Lawyers Committee for Human Rights many usefuol reports and updates; U.S.-based NGO
Humanitarian Intervention, resource guide from York University, Canada
Humanitarian intervention literature review, from Project Ploughshares, Canada
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization(UNESCO)
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR)
Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
U.S. Department of State, Country Reports on HR Practices
International Law
Researching International Law on the Internet, University of Chicago gateway
International Relations & International Law gateway from Canadian Forces College
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia comprehensive UN site
Jurweb—Legal Information by Country and Continent another gateway
Stanford Journal of International Law subscriptions required
The International Red Cross (International Humanitarian Law)
US House of Representatives Internet Law Library
International Confederation of Trade Unions(ICFTU)
International Court of Justice Cases (Cornell Law Library)
Terrorism & Political Violence
Federation of American Scientists Intelligence Resource Program
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