CIA
-- The World Factbook (https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html)
An annual publication of the CIA, contains up-to-date information on all aspects
of the political, social and military history of a particular country.
Center for Strategic and International Studies (http://www.csis.org/)
A Washington, DC based think-tank which sponsors seminars and conferences and
issues reports on terrorism, United States foreign policy, and several regions
of the world including the Middle East and Africa.
Federation of American Scientists (http://www.fas.org)
The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) “is the oldest organization
dedicated to ending the worldwide arms race, achieving complete nuclear disarmament,
and avoiding the use of nuclear weapons for any purpose.” Whatever one’s
views are on its goals, a search of the site yields valuable information on a
country’s armament found only with difficulty elsewhere.
Global Information Networks in Education (http://ginie1.sched.pitt.edu)
“The Ginie project creates on-line learning communities for education professionals
working internationally on the front lines of civilization..” offering
information on a variety of topics such as: “Child and Young Adult Soldiers
...Education and Democracy ... Education and Psychological Distress in Countries
in Crisis ... Education for Peace and Reconciliation ...Land Mine Awareness Education
... Programme for Education for Emergencies and Reconstruction ... Rapid Education
for Victims of War, Forced Migrants and Displaced Populations.”
Journal of Humanitarian Assistance (http://www.jha.ac/)
Published at the Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford, Bradford,
U.K., this site may be searched for articles in the journal concerning a particular
country.
Kenya-Tanzania
Embassy: Accountability Review Board's Report, January 1999
(http://www.state.gov/www/regions/africa/accountability%5Freport.html)
Prepared in January 1999, this U.S. State Department report states in part: “Having
completed an extensive review in Washington, Nairobi, and Dar es Salaam, the
Boards were most disturbed at two interconnected issues: 1) the inadequacy of
resources to provide security against terrorist attacks, and 2) the relative
low priority accorded security concerns throughout the US government. . . ."
UNRISD On-Line (U.N. Research Institute for Social Development) (http://www.unrisd.org/)
“UNRISD carries out research on the social dimensions of contemporary problems
affecting development. Through its research, UNRISD stimulates dialogue and contributes
to policy debates within and outside the United Nations system." |