Political Science: International Affairs

This is the official website for the foreign policy of the current administration. In addition to the Spotlight on pressing issues and several relevant Twitter feeds, you can find the latest news from the White House Blog and Pressroom divided by specific region, including the Americas, East Asia Pacific, Europe and Eurasia, the Middle East and North Africa, South and Central Asia, and Sub Saharan Africa.

This collection from the University of Wisconsin contains a digital facsimile of the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions that have been declassified and edited for publication. The series is produced by the State Department's Office of the Historian and printed volumes are available from the Government Printing Office. FRUS begins with the administration of Abraham Lincoln in 1861. There are two cumulative indexes covering 1861-1899 and 1900-1918. The organization of FRUS is generally chronological, but the dates of the volumes do not necessarily reflect the dates of documentary history. For example, the volumes for 1900-1918 do not include the records dealing with World War I or the Russian Revolution. Each volume has a subject and author index. There is also typically a table of sources and abbreviations at the beginning of each volume.

The Office of the Historian is responsible, under law, for the preparation and publication of the official documentary history of U.S. foreign policy in the Foreign Relations of the United States series. The Office prepares policy-supportive historical studies for Department principals and other agencies. These studies provide essential background information, evaluate how and why policies evolved, identify precedents, and derive lessons learned. Department officers rely on institutional memory, collective wisdom, and personal experience to make decisions; rigorous historical analysis can sharpen, focus, and inform their choices. The Office of the Historian conducts an array of initiatives, ranging from briefing memos to multi-year research projects.

The UN has 193 member states who work together to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, and promote social progress, better living standards, and human rights. The UN is comprised of the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, the International Court of Justice, and more.

The official website of the European Union includes information and services about the EU, like basic information on how the EU works, the latest EU news and events, links to EU information on the websites of EU institutions and agencies. The site is run by the Communication Department of the European Commission.

The IPU is the international organization of Parliaments, and it was established in 1889. The Union is the focal point for world-wide parliamentary dialogue and works for peace and co-operation among peoples and for the firm establishment of representative democracy.

This list of international organizations from the United States Institute of Peace includes links to the organizations' official websites. They are arranged alphabetically, but you can also search by country or by issue area (like conflict analysis and prevention, education, sustainable economies, and more.

This database of over 700 Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) is provided by Duke University and includes a URL, affiliation, email, and brief description of each NGO listed.

This Harvard University and Google designed resource allows you to search the websites of 450 think tanks located in the U.S. and around the world. Harvard defines a think tank as "institutions affiliated with universities, governments, advocacy groups, foundations, non-governmental organizations, and businesses that generate public policy research, analysis, and activity. Also included are links to related publications about think tanks.

SIPRI is an independent international institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament. Established in 1966, SIPRI provides data, analysis and recommendations, based on open sources, to policymakers, researchers, media and the interested public. Based in Stockholm, SIPRI also has a presence in Beijing, and is regularly ranked among the most respected think tanks worldwide.