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LaFeber America Russia and the Cold War Cover
America, Russia, and the Cold War 1945 - 2002: Updated, 9/e
Walter LaFeber, Cornell University

The Post-Cold-War Era: Clinton, Yeltsin, and back to a Bush (1993-)

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William Jefferson Clinton

Comprehensive biography of William J. Clinton
(http://www.americanpresident.org/KoTrain/Courses/BC/BC_In_Brief.htm)

Includes links to a variety of topics including campaigns, foreign and domestic policies, and personal life, among others.
Clinton speeches, press releases, and links.
(http://www.ibiblio.org/lia/president/clinton.html)

Documents relating to American foreign policy in the Clinton Administration.
(http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/clinton.htm)

U.S. Department of State history under the Clinton administration, from the Office of the...
(http://www.state.gov/www/about_state/history/clinton_hist.html)

Multimedia analysis of the Clinton presidency.
(http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/clinton/)

Secretary of State Madeline Albright

Biography of Secretary Albright.
(http://www.state.gov/www/about_state/biography/albright.html)

Biography of Secretary Albright just after her appointment.
(http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1997/gen/resources/players/albright/)

Transcript of interview with Secretary Albright about NATO expansion and Russia.
(http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/international/jan-june97/albright_5-14.html)

NAFTA

NAFTA text, as well as a variety of further agreements, resolutions, and institutions.
(http://www.customs.ustreas.gov/nafta/naftafrm.htm)

Vincente Fox

Article chronicling President Fox's 2000 campaign.
(http://www.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/americas/07/03/mexico.elections/)

Includes up-to-date news articles, archived speeches, profile of his cabinet, etc.
Examines many aspects of evolving U.S.-Mexico relations.
(http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101010611/)

Focus is on Mexico as the new frontier.
Breakups and Civil Wars

Profiles every current armed conflict, organized by country.
(http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/ops/war/index.html)

Also provides profiles of past armed conflict and an extensive list of links to organizations involved.
Documents, articles, and links regarding ethnic conflict.
(http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/ethnic.htm)

Outlines the formation of the Commonwealth of Independent States, with links to related a...
(http://www.encyclopedia.com/articles/02985.html)

Soviet Union

Documents 1996 Russian elections.
(http://www.cs.indiana.edu/hyplan/dmiguse/Russian/elections.html)

Includes breakdowns of various parties, election results, and biographies and photographs of the major candidates.
Traces Russia's problems and issues since the 1991 coup attempt.
(http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/russia/)

Examines many aspects of 1991 coup, and the issues that have evolved since then.
Multimedia account of Russia after the breakup of the Soviet Union.
(http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/europe/russia/index.html)

Analysis of Russia and its troubled economy.
(http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/1998/09/crisis.russia/)

Includes biographies, a feature on nuclear weapons, video, chronology, etc.
Russian Election 1996/2000

Analysis of elections in Bosnia, Israel, India, and Russia in 1996.
(http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/pivotal.elections/index.html)

Profiles the candidates and has vast archives of related stories for each country.
Multimedia analysis of the 2000 elections in Russia.
(http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/russia/)

Focus on domestic issues in Russia and includes maps, timelines, the election process, and biographies of all the candidates.
Yugoslavia

Examines Yugoslavia's transition
(http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/yugo.crisis/)

Biographies, relevant features, interactive segments and maps, photographs, and news archives.
U.S. Operations in Kosovo
(http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/ops/kosovo.htm)

Includes profile of each U.S. operation (includes links, documents, maps), news reports, intelligence imagery, maps, the U.S. Congressional debate, and information on Kosovar and Serbian forces.
Multimedia analysis of the Kosovo crisis.
(http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/kosovo/)

Includes analysis, photographs, articles, interactive maps, etc.
Analysis of Kosovo conflict.
(http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/1998/10/kosovo/)

Includes features on the peace settlement, the military campaign, the refugees, and Yugoslavia's future, as well as documents and transcripts.
Milosovic trial
(http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/milosevic/)

Includes archived news stories, biographies of relevant actors, and audio-visual resources.
African Civil Wars

Contains variety of essays about the economics and politics of post-Cold War Africa, in p...
(http://www.civicwebs.com/cwvlib/index.htm)

Includes archived news stories, biographies of relevant actors, and audio-visual resources.
Archived news items regarding conflict in Africa, categorized by nation.
(http://www.reliefweb.int/IRIN/archive.phtml)

From the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Focuses on the civil war in Zaire.
(http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9704/zaire.focus/index.html)

Terrorism

Vast collection of profiles of terrorists and terrorist organizations.
(http://www.fas.org/irp/world/para/index.html)

Also includes links to other sites covering terrorism.
Analysis of the U.S. Embassy bombings in Africa.
(http://www.ict.org.il/articles/bombings.htm)

Includes news archives, reports from the trial, chronology, analyses, and transcripts from each trial, including US v bin Laden.
Chemical and Biological Warfare

Extensive information on chemical and biological weapons.
(http://www.fas.org/bwc/index.html)

Links section provides extensive links to government pages, non-government organizations, and information, all pertaining to chemical and biological weapons.
Missile Defense

Summary, commentary, analysis, related documents, budget analysis, descriptions and schem...
(http://www.fas.org/spp/starwars/program/nmd/index.html)

Components of the defense system.
China

An in-depth study of the Chinese Communist Party, its history, and its present role in th...
(http://asia.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/ccp80/)

Includes profiles of major Chinese figures, sections on specific topics, and photographs and quotes, as well as many other features.
Analysis of U.S.-China relations as they evolve in the 21st century.
(http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/us.china/)

Archived articles, video, speeches, analysis, etc.
Extensive multimedia analysis of U.S. trade with China.
(http://cnnfn.cnn.com/news/specials/china_trade/)

Examines the state of China after 50 years of Communist rule.
(http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/1999/china.50/)

Interactive segment on China's military, as well as segments on history and culture.
Middle East

Examines struggle for peace in the Middle East
(http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/mideast/)

Includes biographies, photographs, maps, and video.
Covers Middle East crisis dating back to the 1978 Camp David Accords.
(http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/world/issues/mideastpeace/)

Includes archived news, analysis, and links to State Department summaries of each summit meeting beginning with 1978.
Official State Department coverage of Middle East summits.
(http://www.state.gov/www/regions/nea/cdavid_summit.html)

Includes profiles of each summit, documents, and photographs.
George W. Bush

Documents relating to American foreign policy in the George W. Bush Administration.
(http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/bush/bush.htm)

Multimedia treatment of President Bush's inauguration.
(http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/inauguration/2001/)

U.S. Department of State page on President Bush.
(http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/presbush/homepage.htm)

Includes President Bush's foreign policy (by the President), a biography, and photographs.
India and Pakistan

Covers all aspects of the India-Pakistan nuclear crisis
(http://www.fas.org/news/indopak.htm)

Includes news analysis, links, and systems analysis of both countries' technologies.
European Union

Multimedia coverage of the formation and history of the European Union.
(http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/eurounion/)

Detailed examination of the Euro.
(http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/1998/euro/)