National, International & Disaster Resources

Updated November 9, 1996

National International Aviation Info/Disasters Other Disasters


National

NYT

The New York Times. Requires userid and password. Registration is free if you'd like your own.

Time

Time magazine.

USA Today

U.S. News

U.S. News & World Report magazine.

WSJ

Wall Street Journal. Requires userid and password. Ours is ajcnews1 and scoop96.

Washington Post


International Affairs
Defense & Peace Documents & Treaties Human Rights

International News

International Organizations Regions & Countries Search Tools

 Think Tanks

Defense and Peace Resources

 Defense and Security Resources  
Extensive lists of sites related to defense and security issues, organized by region and subject.
 Department of Defense  
News, publications and searchable information database from the DOD. Also contains quick links to the Army, Navy, Marines, etc.
  NATO  
Keeping everyone safe, everywhere, sort of.
 Military History
Exhaustive details on military history from ancient times through the Gulf War. An impressive resource.
 Nonproliferation and International Security  
A project of Los Alamos National Lab. Not a very rich site.

 Peace and Disarmament Organizations

  Academic and non-governmental sites, mostly on the peace activist side.
 Peacekeeping Policy   A program at George Mason University, with lots of details and maps of international peacekeeping activities.
 Conflict Resolution   ConflictNet, a network of people dedicated to peaceable resolution of conflicts. Includes links to other interesting sites.

Documents and Treaties

International Documents, Treaties, Etc.

Middle East peace agreements, world trade documents, economics working papers, etc.

Periodicals on International Affairs

Publications on defense, diplomacy and international economics, plus working papers, abstracts and briefs on various issues.

News Sources on International Affairs

Newsletters and news services about issues such as peacekeeping and defense, and about specific countries and regions, including China News Digest, Deutsche Welle, and so forth.

 Human Rights Information

 DIANA: International Human Rights Database  
Links to primary and secondary sources on human rights issues around the world.
 Human Rights Web  
Reports on human rights problems in various countries. Not always up to date.
 Amnesty International  
Mostly about the organization, rather than issues.
 Indigenous Peoples Information  
Detailed reports on abuses of indigenous peoples, by region.
 Human Rights Organizations  
Directory of human rights organizations, in case you haven't found what you need.

 International Organizations

International Organizations

Quick links to international political, economic and military organizations.

United Nations Sources

Everything from the Security Council to the U.N. Office in Estonia. Includes refugees, World Bank, World Trade Organization, you name it.

NATO

All you want to know about the organization.

U.S. AID

What taxpayers' money goes for around the world. Searchable by keyword.

International Affairs Resources

A joint effort of the International Affairs Network and the University of Pittsburgh.

Region and Country Information

 CIA World Factbook 1995   Very good info on most countries.
 Background Notes   Info on just about every country on the planet, from the U.S. Dept. of State.
 Travel Advisories   Timely warnings and advice about traveling in foreign countries. (A good way to focus on potentially newsworthy situations.) Also from the State Dept.
  Embassies   Addresses & phone numbers for all the embassies in D.C.
 Penn World Tables   Amazing! Create your own tables and charts for any countries, based on almost any statistical criteria, including population, GDP, construction, standard of living, etc.
 WWW Servers by Country   Find sources in any nation, by name or in some cases by map.
 Middle East Studies   Reference guides, documents, publications, maps, pictures, and links to country sites in the Middle East.
 British Government Resources   Everything from the BBC to the RAF, direct from London and thereabouts.
 East European Sites   Links to government sites in the region, plus organizations and other sites with information about business, culture, politics.
 Asian Studies   Exhaustive listing of country sites, academic institutions and so forth dealing with Asia (from Israel eastward to the Pacific Islands).
 Latin American Studies   Similar listings of country and institutional sites dealing with lands south of the border.
 Israel Information Services   The official word from the government about foreign relations, economics, education and so forth.
 France   Comprehensive site on French government as well as French companies and media.
 Africa   Includes info on each African country as well as links to African art and cultural websites.

Think Tanks

RAND

Well-known research center that produces reports and analyses on almost everything.
 Think Tanks, Etc.  
Other think tanks that work on international issues.
 The Carter Center  
Activities and programs out on Copenhill.


Aviation

 General  Valujet  TWA

General

 FAA    FAA official web site. Links to a lot of stuff, including safety records, which you can get to a little quicker by choosing the link below this one
 FAA Office of System Safety   Lots of reports and links to related sites.
 NTSB   The National Transportation Safety Board's website includes accident information and press releases.
 Hughes Technical Center   The William J. Hughes Technical Center is the premiere aviation research, development, engineering, test and evaluation Facility. (According to their page.)
 Air Safety Home Page   Put together by an aviation safety consultant.
 Landings   A general aviation server, has links to databases, including SDRs.
 The Mechanic   A website for aircraft mechanics. This page uses frames and can be a little confusing, if you feel like you're stuck or lost, PC users try the RIGHT mouse button, Mac users, press and hold your mouse button until you see "Back in frame," then highlight and release.
 The Aviation Home Page   Another general aviation page.
 Aero-Web   This page run by volunteers at Brooklyn College has links related to aircraft museums, locating aircraft, air shows, and to aviation history.
 Aviation Virtural Library   An extensive site with links to everything from flight simulation to digitized aircraft photos.
Aviation Experts List    List of aviation experts compiled by NRS and AJC reporters after the Valujet crash.

 Delta Air Lines

   What general aviation page would be complete without a link to Atlanta's home-grown aviation giant?

Valujet Flight 592, 5/11/96

 Miami Herald   All Miami Herald stories on the crash.
 ValuJet   The company's official web site.

TWA Flight 800, 7/17/96

 CNN   Crash coverage from CNN
 Newsday   Crash coverage from Newsday.
 TWA   TWA home page.

Other Disasters

Other Disasters

 FEMA   The Federal Emergency Management Agency's site has press releases as well as archives on previous disasters.
 Disaster Central   This site from the National Building Protection Council includes current disaster news as well as links monitoring real-time earthquake and volcano activity.
 The Disaster Connection  
Another unofficial disaster page with an incredible amount of links.
 Disaster Information Network   Internet Direct's site includes info on current disasters as well as historical data on the Oklahoma City bombing.
 Emergency Management Information   This site from the Volunteers in Technical Assistance includes up-to-date international disaster information, with wildfire and other disaster links also.
 Natural Disaster Tips   From the Natural Disaster Coalition, including guidelines for dealing with floods, winter storms, and tornadoes.
 USDA Disaster gopher   Includes factsheets on cleanup operations as well as numerous other links.
 Emergency Information Center   A disaster site with a fair amount of links.
 Natural Hazards Center   Comprehensive information on disaster research including back issues of journals.
 Earthquake Info from USGS   From the United States Geological Survey. Includes latest quake data and a link on studying seismic activity.
 Outbreak   Latest updates and archives on infectious diseases.
 International Committee of the Red Cross   Includes press releases and links to international humanitarian law as well as various disaster subject sites.
 Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies   This site from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies includes world disaster reports for 1995 and 1996.


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