Links to dictionaries and glossaries related to many security topics.
Encyclopedia of U.S. Foreign Relations
by
B.W. Jentleson, TG. Paterson, N. X. Rizopoulos (Eds), Oxford University Press
Call Number: ZIM 2nd Floor, E183.7 E53 1997
Produced in collaboration with the Council on Foreign Relations, this four-volume work examines the political, economic, military, and cultural interactions of the federal government and the American people with nations and peoples abroad.
Country Background Information
Library sources to find background information on countries and topics related to international issues..
Economic, political, historical, and geographic profiles of territories, countries, and global regions. Look at a country's Country Profile section for great overviews of recent political history. Coverage: 2006-present.
Great place to start to find historical overviews of countries or topics/issues (e.g. nuclear). Includes books covering histories across the humanities and social sciences, with a concentration on political and cultural history, philosophy, etc.
Resources covering the United States government, politics, history, public policy, and current affairs. Includes access to CQ Researcher Online, CQ Weekly, CQ Almanac, and Historic Documents Series.
Digitized books that provide descriptions and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, and political systems and institutions of 80+ countries. Originally sponsored by the U.S. Army and written by researchers affiliated with the LoC’s Federal Research Division. Coverage: 1986-2015.
Information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues for most countries.
