Statistics
Facts and Figures
- The World Factbook - CIAThe World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.
- NationMaster - World StatisticsNationMaster is a vast compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, UN, and OECD.
- International Monetary Fund--Data and StatisticsA range of time series data on IMF lending, exchange rates and other economic and financial indicators. Manuals, guides, and other material on statistical practices at the IMF, in member countries, and of the statistical community at large are also available.
General Statistics
- International Data BaseThe International Data Base (IDB) offers a variety of demographic indicators for countries and areas of the world with a population of 5,000 or more.
- World Statistics World Statistics gives free and easy access to data provided by International Organisations, such as the World Bank, the United Nations and Eurostat Data collected by these organisations are often accessible only through their websites, or through specialized portals. Therefore, getting access to relevant data can take long and require accessing various websites and dealing with many formats. In addition, these websites are usually designed as a repository for the whole information produced by the organisation, and it is difficult for non-specialist users to find the information they are looking for among thousands of very detailed statistical series.
Think Tank Resources
- Think Tank Search via Harvard Kennedy SchoolDirectory of think tanks. No real search functionality.
- On Think TanksBlog and resource pages devoted to the topics of think tanks and policy research institutes.
- 2016 Global Go To Think Tank Index ReportFrom the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program at UPenn, this report provides rankings of think tanks across a wide variety of categories. Types of rankings include: worldwide, by geographic region, by area of research (exs: environment, health policy, security, etc.) and special achievement.
You can also view past reports. - World Directory of Think Tanks via NIRASearch for think tanks by topic, country, or keyword. Also a good resource for brief descriptions/coverage focuses for think tanks.
- Global Think Tank WatchSmall database of policy research published by a variety of institutes.
Reference Sources
- Encyclopedia of the European UnionIn-depth discussions of the key concepts, developments, institutions, policies, national interests, etc. related to European integration.
- The Political Discourse of Anarachy: A Disciplinary History of International RelationsElectronic reference book detailing the history of International Relations.
- Kant and the Law of Peace: A Study in the Philosophy of International Law and International RelationsEbook detailing the philosophy of International Law and International Relations.
