Relevant Sources
Data and Research on Conflict and Peace
- Stockholm International Peace Research InstituteSIPRI produces databases with both quantitative and qualitative data covering the topics of global peace and conflict.
- Armed Conflict Location & Event Data ProjectExtensive public collection of political violence and protest data for developing states.
- Correlates of War ProjectProvides quantitative data on civil wars since 1816.
- Small Arms SurveyInformation, and analysis on small arms and armed violence issues.
- Global Terrorism DatabaseThe Global Terrorism Database (GTD) is an open-source database including information on terrorist events around the world from 1970 through 2015.
- Empirical Studies of Conflict - PrincetonThe Empirical Studies of Conflict Project (ESOC) identifies, compiles, and analyzes micro-level conflict data and information on insurgency, civil war, and other sources of politically motivated violence worldwide
- RAND Database of Worldwide Terrorism IncidentsThe RAND Database of Worldwide Terrorism Incidents (RDWTI) is a compilation of data from 1968 through 2009.
- Conflict BarometerReports on non-violent and violent crises, wars, coup d'etats as well as peace negotiations
- International Peace Research InstituteThe Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) conducts research on the conditions for peaceful relations between states, groups and people.
- Center for Systemic PeaceThe Integrated Network for Societal and Conflict Research (INSCR) is project of the Center for Systemic Peace that distributes data about various forms of political violence and the causes thereof.
Public Opinion Resources
- Pew Global Attitudes ProjectPublicly available data from Pew's ongoing project
- World Public Opinion.OrgAn international collaborative project to share public opinion from around the world on international issues.
- Roper Center Public Opinion Archives (with iPOLL) This link opens in a new window
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Thousands of U.S. and international survey datasets. Sign-in to download data sets and do analyses.
Further Useful Resources
- Ink Spots BlogA blog dedicated to the discussion of security issues across the spectrum of conflict and around the Globe.
- Small Wars JournalSmall Wars Journal facilitates the exchange of information among practitioners, thought leaders, and students of Small Wars, in order to advance knowledge and capabilities in the field.
- Conflict, Peacekeeping & Reconstruction Resource PageExcellent resource page from the Naval Post Graduate School.
Government and United Nations
- CIA - Freedom of Information Act Electronic Reading RoomFormerly classified CIA documents released under FOIA requests.
- FDsysGovernment Publishing Office search interface. Retrieves publications by the Federal Government.
- Foreign Broadcast Information Service Daily Reports This link opens in a new window
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FBIS Daily Reports offer foreign views and perspectives on historical events from thousands of monitored broadcasts and publications. Global media reports include news, interviews, speeches and editorial commentary.
- UN dag hammarskjold LibrarySearch for UN resources and documents
- U.S. Declassified Documents Online This link opens in a new window
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Collection of previously classified federal documents ranging from the years immediately following World War II through the 1970s. Materials include intelligence studies, policy papers, diplomatic correspondence, cabinet meeting minutes, briefing materials, and domestic surveillance and military reports.
- Digital National Security Archive This link opens in a new window
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Full text declassified government documents. The collection covers critical world events, countries, and U.S. policy decisions from post World War II through the 21st century. Glossaries, chronologies, bibliographies, overviews, and photographs are included.