International relations
International relations concern how and why nation-states interact with one another and with an international system that also comprises private, non-governmental, and intergovernmental organizations. Tech's international studies program blends the subfields of international relations and comparative politics.
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Worldwide Political Science Abstracts from ProQuest
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts from ProQuest
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts indexes citations and abstracts from journal articles, books, essays, book reviews, working papers, technical reports, theses, and dissertations in the social sciences related to politics. You can limit to peer-reviewed sources. 1975-present.
CIAO - Columbia International Affairs Online
CIAO - Columbia International Affairs Online
Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) is a comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals, and policy briefs. Most full-text content is presented as HTMl web pages. 1991-present.
UNBISnet from the United Nations
UNBISnet from the United Nations
UNBISnet is a catalog of United Nations documents, plus commercial publications and other non-UN sources held at the Dag Hammarskjöld Library. Some documents are available in full text. 1979-present.
World Treaty Index
World Treaty Index
The World Treaty Index provides citations of treaties signed in the 20th century. The data can be downloaded in spreadsheet formats. 1945-1999.
Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
DTIC serves the Department of Defense community as a central resource for DoD and government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information. Provides the warfighter and researchers, scientists, engineers, laboratories, and universities timely access to over 2 million publications covering over 250 subject areas. All visitors can search DTIC's publicly accessible collections and read or download scientific and technical information, using DTIC Online service. Full text, when available, is PDF.
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