It is strongly recommended that you do research before coming
to the program, especially in any issue area even remotely relevant to your
role. The CRISIS staff has ways of punishing those who are unprepared.
;)
The following links and background readings are presented to assist
you in preparing for CRISIS. Feel free to use these links for
researching political topics not connected to CRISIS.
NOTE: Some of these sites require membership or a fee to
access their archives.
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT RESOURCES
Gateway to US Government resources.
Searchable information on Federal Agencies
US Government Info
Government documents
White House
House of Representatives
Senate
Congressional Digest
Gateway to agency statistics
Economic Statistics from the Labor Dept.
Federal Trade Commission (trade statistics)
American Forces Info
CIA Listing of Cabinet Members
CIA Factbook
Library of Congress studies on foreign countries
US Documents at the National Archives
Massachusetts Citizen Information Service Links to information about Massachusetts and local government and politics
UNITED NATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
United Nations portal
UNAIDS (UN Program on HIV)
UNCTAD (Trade and Development)
World Health Organization
Headline news from countries in Asia
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
World Bank
Portal to websites for Embassies accredited to the United States
Official information on Russia
BACKGROUND INFORMATION & NEWS
Crisis data This site is not connected to the CRISIS program.
TIME Magazine archives
Nation Master Provides statistics in a
standard format for all countries.
BBC Website Country profiles
Global Policy Forum
Failed States
Maps
Info on Religions
Information on political leaders (People in Power)
American Enterprise Institute
Brookings Institution
Foreign Policy Research Institute
International opinion
Current History
The Economist
American Politics Research
TREATIES
UN Treaties
International Treaties
NEWSPAPERS
Boston Globe
Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Tribune
Christian Science Monitor
Los Angeles Times
New York Times
Wall Street Journal
Washington Post
Jerusalem Post Archives
Al Ahram (Egypt's premier newspaper)
JOURNALS
Journal Archive Provides
access to journal articles published within the last three years.
Foreign Affairs
Foreign Policy
Commentary
Wilson Quarterly
The SAIS Review of International Affairs
The Public Interest
Political Science Quarterly
Policy Review
The National Interest
DEFENSE & TERRORISM
National Security Archive
Jane's International Defense Review
Weapons of Mass Destruction
NATO
US Defense Budget
The Journal of International Security Affairs
Security Dialogue
TerrorWatch (list of organizations, (in French))
Search for International Terrorist Entities Events, court cases, supporters, archives
Searchable list of terror-related sites (Link Voyager)
MIDDLE EAST JOURNALS AND SITES
Middle East Studies Association
Middle East Quarterly
Middle East Policy
The Middle East
Middle East Review of International Affairs
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Journal of Palestine Studies
Middle East Intelligence Bulletin
Middle East News Online
Palestine Media Watch
News and current information on Afghanistan
AFRICA JOURNALS AND SITES
African Union
Asia and Africa news
Africa Research Bulletin
Africa Renewal
Christian Science Monitor Africa Pages
Africa Today
African Studies Review
African Affairs
New African
Cabinda
Review of African Political Economy
Modern African Studies
ARTICLES
U.S. Role in the
Horn of Africa
Democracy in
Africa
African Union
Troops in Darfur, Sudan
al-Qaida
Replacing Leaders
The
American Encounter with Islam
Radical Islam and Suicide Bombers
Bean
Counting in Baghdad: Debt, Reparations, Reconstruction, and Resources
The Struggle for Iraq: United Nations; Annan Tells General Assembly That U.N. Must Correct Its Weaknesses
Religious Conflicts Loom in Iraq
Bush, S. Korean Leader Discuss N. Korea
'New Species' of Terrorist Threatens Kabul
The Taliban's International Ambitions
The Strangely Parallel Careers of Israel and Pakistan
Israel, India, and Turkey: Triple Entente?
Time for China to Open Markets
China Arms the Rogues
China's Success in the Middle East
Beijing rattles war sabers at Taiwan again
Malaysian Explains Anti-Jewish Remarks
Deep politics swirl behind the arrest of Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Anti-Vaccine Sentiment Plagues Nigeria
Aid for Africa
Africa wants greater role in the UN