Internet Sources

Provides valuable resources pertaining to a broad range of issues that affect modern African nations.

The CIA collects, analyzes, and publishes information gathered throughout the globe.

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher dedicated to being a resource for its members, government officials, business executives, journalists, educators and students, civic and religious leaders, and other interested citizens in order to help them better understand the world and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other countries. Founded in 1921, CFR takes no institutional positions on matters of policy.

A valuable source of information for both European and non-European nations.

Gallup publishes extensive quantitative data, including public opinion polls.

A nongovernmental organization (NGO) that conducts extensive research on human rights issues throughout the world.

The primary judicial organ of the United Nations, the ICJ publishes documents relating to its orders and rulings, as well as an annual yearbook.

A major repository of governmental and historical documents.

NORC is an independent research center located at the University of Chicago that publishes articles and reports based on data from polls and surveys.

The NATO website includes both a Newsroom and an e-Library.

Pew Research is a nonpartisan research organization that provides extensive quantitative data, including public opinion polls, pertaining to major political, social, and economic issues.

In addition to conducting a national census every 10 years, the Census Bureau collects and publishes data on a range of topics.

Congress.gov, which is maintained by the Library of Congress, is the official website for U.S. federal legislative information. It replaced THOMAS in 2014.

The primary source for resources available through the U.S. government.

Visit this site for information pertaining proceedings, bills, debates, and votes.

In addition to storing information pertaining to legislation, this site contains a Virtual Reference Desk.

Visit this site to access maps, documents, and the UN Library.

This site contains interactive maps pertaining to presidential and congressional elections.

Provides information pertaining to a broad range of domestic and foreign policy issues.

Identifies various types of websites, and provides criteria for evaluating their usefulness.

An excerpt from the Harvard Guide to Using Sources