Subject Guide to Political Science

A well designed site with key elements for understanding foreign relations. Headings include background on the news, important speeches, articles, and op-ed pieces on current issues in international affairs and foreign policy.

A series of books sponsored by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress. Covers the social, economic, and political institutions of 91 countries.

A rich collection of links to foreign government information. Developed by the University of Michigan, this site will lead you to country background, biographies, foreign policy, national symbols, laws and treaties, embassies, foreign news sources, and a variety of statistics.

Weekly articles and non-partisan commentary on world news as it relates to U.S. Foreign Policy. Full text of great decisions.

Sponsored by Michigan State University, this site provides detailed insights into the history, culture, government, and economy of nearly 200 countries.

Comprehensive database of national government institutions on the World Wide Web.

An archive of visual documents related to the development and history of this former international organization that was dedicated to the promotion of peace and security.

A broad collection of links from the Canadian Institute of International Affairs.

A numerical database that can create interactive charts and maps that rank countries in a number of topic areas. Provides the ability to customize 600 statistical variables. Some of the prepared rankings are: richest, most crime, most educated, most taxed etc.

An award winning site with over 1500 annotated links. Includes a good link to world newspapers.

Access to approximately 137 countries with links to other web sites that also index world constitutions.

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