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A daily resource for foreign policy professionals and read-ers with a serious interest in foreign policy, international politics and foreign affairs

• Archives more than 4,000 articles, with more than 75,000 words of original content added each month

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• Topics include aid and development, crime, defense and military, homeland security, human rights, international law, political theory, public diplomacy and propaganda, terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, etc.

Points of View Reference Center™

Points of View Reference Center™ is a full-text database containing a series of essays that present multiple sides of current issues. This resource provides the basis from which students can realize and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills. Topics include affirmative action, cloning, DNA profiling, HIV/AIDS status disclosure, immigration, Iraq, Israel & the Palestinians, Katrina and FEMA response, nuclear proliferation, separation of church and state, standardized testing, stem cell research, tax cuts, voting machines and many others.

• Essays for 280 topics, providing the basis from which users can better understand controversial issues

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A complete guide to the diverse literature of the left, with an emphasis on political, economic, social and culturally-engaged scholarship inside and outside academia

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Peace Research Abstracts™

Bibliographic records covering essential areas related to peace research

• More than 267,000 records dating back to 1964

• Topics include conflict resolution, international affairs, peace psychology, etc.

• Records are selected from the most important sources within the discipline, including Journal of Peace Research, Journal of Conflict Resolution, International Journal of Refugee Law, etc.

Alternative Press Index

One of the most comprehensive and up-to-date guides to alternative sources of information available

• More than 344,000 records from over 300 periodicals

• Covers theories and practices of socialism and revolution alongside ecology, democracy and anarchism, feminism and organized labor, indigenous peoples and gays/lesbians

• Coverage begins in 1991

Alternative Press Index Archive

A bibliographic database of journal, newspaper and magazine articles from international alter-native, radical and left periodicals

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• Content explores the emerging theories and practices of radical social change

• Covers the period of 1969 through 1990

International Political Science Abstracts™ (IPSA)

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• More than 282,000 records from over 1,000 journals published from 1951 to the present

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International Security & Counter-Terrorism Reference Center™

A comprehensive Open Source Intelligence Resource providing information on virtually every dimension of security & counter-terrorism

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• Hundreds of full-text journals and periodicals pertaining to terrorism and security

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Public Administration Abstracts™

A valuable index covering the essential areas related to public administration

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