International Studies

Background Information

Journal Articles

This multidisciplinary database is a good source to start a search on any topic.

This is one of the best history databases in existence. It covers everything from the fifteenth century (1400s) to the present.

JSTOR is a journal archive that contains articles on a wide variety of topics, including history, political science, and international relations.

LexisNexis Academic contains news stories from around the world, as well as a dedicated legal section that can be used to look up laws and articles on international law.

This database contains articles by and about the US government and military.

Web Resources

World Factbook is produced by CIA's Directorate of Intelligence. The Factbook is a comprehensive resource of facts and statistics on more than 250 countries and other entities

Created by the Library of Congress, this site contains information about every country in the world. These country studies include information on education, health, history, politics, culture, language, and so on.

This University of Michigan site, easy to use and comprehensive, contains links to thousands of government documents on a wide variety of topics.

This site, created by librarians at the University of Colorado--Boulder, contains extensive links to foreign government and legal sites, news sites, and more.
InfoNation
Created by the United Nations, this site contains in-depth statistical information about countries across the globe.

This site provides links to the websites for newspapers from around the world, from Africa to Europe to Asia to South America and Australia.

This site contains information on bilateral and multilateral treaties.