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| The CIA World Factbook | ||
| A CIA country resource guide that offers a comprehensive source of information for each country in the world. ( http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ ) | ||
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| BBC News | ||
| A British news source providing extensive coverage of up-to-date international news from a foreign perspective. It also offers a search engine to find archived news stories that is useful for researching background information of current events. ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/ ) | ||
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| CNN Interactive | ||
| A news source that offers extensive domestic and international news from an American perspective. ( http://www.cnn.com/ ) | ||
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| International Financial Markets | ||
| The author discusses the direct impact that international financial markets can have on your pocketbook. For many of us, our financial security is tied directly to global financial markets. With more people owning mutual funds and stocks, world markets are no longer just the concern of the wealthy. This CNN-FN site is a link to most global markets. ( http://cnnfn.com/markets/ ) | ||
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| International Trade Association | ||
| The international economy and trade are discussed in your textbook. The importance of trade (exporting goods, trade restrictions, importing goods, etc.) is closely linked to world political issues. The International Trade Association is a government agency responsible for the following: to encourage, assist, and advocate U.S. products oversees; to ensure that U.S. business has equal access to foreign markets; to enable U.S. businesses to compete against unfairly traded imports; and to safeguard jobs and the competitive strength of American industry. ( http://www.ita.doc.gov/ ) | ||
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| InfoManage International | ||
| This site offers links to such topics as military spending throughout the world, nonproliferation, and government organizations that deal with global issues. Many topics covered in chapter 1 are found at this site.
This site is a good starting point when researching world political issues. Try to remember that, even though information is posted on the Web, it can still have a bias. ( http://infomanage.com/ ) | ||
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| The United Nations | ||
| This is a link to the United Nations. The UN is discussed numerous times through your textbook. ( http://www.un.org/ ) | ||
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| United Nations Population Fund | ||
| The United Nations Population Fund discussed in the text can be found at this site. The population statistics provided in your textbook are expanded upon here. There is also considerable information regarding sustainable development and environmental issues. ( http://www.unfpa.org/ ) | ||
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| Robert Frost in Cyberspace | ||
| The author argues that the world has come to a crucial junction in the paths by which we organize and conduct global politics. He compares that junction to the Robert Frost poem "The Road Not Taken" (1916). Learn more about this poem, and Robert Frost, at this Web site. ( http://www.nagasaki-gaigo.ac.jp/ishikawa/amlit/f/frost20.htm ) | ||
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| Global Policy Forum | ||
| GPF is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization, with consultative status at the United Nations. Founded in 1993 by an international group of concerned citizens, GPF works with partners around the world to strengthen international law and create a more equitable and sustainable global society. GPF monitors policy making at the United Nations, promotes accountability of global decisions, educates and mobilizes for global citizen participation, and advocates on vital issues of international peace and justice. If you are writing a research paper on world politics or global issues, this is a very good place to start your research. ( http://www.globalpolicy.org/ ) | ||
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| Political Resources on the Net | ||
| This site offers listings sorted by country, giving information and numerous links to each country’s parties, organizations, governments, and media sources. ( http://www.politicalresources.net/ ) | ||
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| Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet | ||
( http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/ ) | ||
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