International Relations

"The world's central address for ethical decision in international affairs." Podcasts, reports, and transcripts are available on a variety of topics.

Materials listed by country, economy, education, government, libraries, media, society/culture, and more.

Country statistics are grouped by major topic (crime, economy, health, military, sports, etc.) or browse by country. Comparisons bar graphs, pie charts, and keyword searching are available.

Central search interface for UN data sources including demographics, energy, gender, children, health, tourism, and more.

Internet directory of over 2000 annotated links to high-quality English-language sources of information and analysis on a wide range of international affairs, international relations, international studies, global studies, and global education topics."

An annotated list of reference websites on International Relations, including: Country Surveys, Governments & International Organizations, Treaties, and more.

Provides information for corporations, government agencies, universities, schools, libraries and individuals needing up-to-date news and information on each of the recognized countries of the world.

The signature site for a global movement of more than 3 million supporters, members and activists in over 150 countries and territories who campaign to end grave abuses of human rights.

Resources to help better understand the world and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other countries.

A fascinating statistical site that shows real-time (and thus, constantly updating) statistics across many different categories such as "World Population, "Government & Economics", "Society & Media" "Environment" and "Health" data, "Worldometers is run by an international team of developers, researchers, and volunteers with the goal of making world statistics available in a thought-provoking and time relevant format to a wide audience around the world....The counters that display the real-time numbers are based on Worldometers’ algorithm that processes the latest and most accurate statistical data....Sources are carefully selected to include only data published by the most reputable organizations and statistical offices in the world." Links to many of the organizations that provide those sources are also included.

"The National Bureau of Asian Research is committed to advanced independent research on issues affecting U.S. relations with Asia. Much of NBR’s research is undertaken by the world’s best specialists, working under contract on specific research projects" and published in their four major publications: Strategic Asia, Asia Policy, NBR Analysis, or NBR Reports (see the "Publications" tab of the website). You will find that you can access some articles freely (especially, NBR Analysis and if you click on the "Issues" tab it will take you to additional free articles available on key issues), but some PDFs are only available for purchase (although you are allowed extensive previews). Nevertheless, this site is being included for the significance of its independent research projects and the quality of the articles that are freely available.