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This subject guide was created for those doing research focused on the Middle East. It is intended to help you become aware of and familiar with some of the many resources made available through the Dudley Knox Library as well as some of the important sites on the Internet.
National Security Affairs Subject Specialist
Greta E. Marlatt
Journal Indexes
Lexis Nexis Academic
This is a less comprehensive version of the Lexis Nexis database. It provides full text of news [both domestic and international], company news & financial information, federal, state & international legal materials
Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals [AULIMP].
This provides indexing to significant articles, news items, editorials and books reviews appearing in military and aeronautical periodicals, many of which are not indexed elsewhere.
Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS)
This source indexes reports, articles and books pertaining to East, Southeast and South Asia from 1971 to the present.
CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online)
This provides full-text access to; working papers, conference proceedings, journal articles, books, policy briefs, links, maps, country data and more from many of the scholarly institutions and think tanks that do research in political science areas.
ProQuest
This is a great source for searching for scholarly content from a variety of political and social science related databases including:
ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts, Criminal Justice Abstracts, EconLit, Index Islamicus, PAIS Archive, PAIS International, PILOTS Database, and World Political Science Abstracts. .
EconLit [ProQuest]
Subject indexing and abstracts of over 400 journals, over 500 collective volumes per year, plus books, dissertations, and working papers. Contains a great deal of information about the Middle East.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports 1941-1996
Translated text of radio and television broadcasts, newspapers and periodicals, government statements, books, and other sources of unrestricted information such as databases and gray literature from non-English sources around the world. For current reports see the Open Source Center.
Global NewsBank.
This is very similar to the Open Source Center by providing coverage of international issues and events. Information is from 1500 international sources including translated broadcasts, news agency transmissions, newspapers, periodicals and government documents.
Index Islamicus [ProQuest]
Index Islamicus indexes literature on Islam, the Middle East and the Muslim world including main Muslim areas of Asia and Africa, plus Muslim minorities elsewhere. It is produced by the Islamic Bibliography Unit at Cambridge University Library to transmit knowledge about Islamic and Middle East studies. Records included in the database cover almost a century of publications, with some going back to 1906. Over 2,000 journals are monitored for inclusion in the database, together with conference proceedings, monographs, multi-authored works and book reviews. Journals and books are indexed down to the article and chapter level.
Ingenta
Ingenta provides citations and table of contents information to over 20,000 journals. Searching is by author or keyword or you can browse the table of contents of specific journals. NPS faculty, staff and students can setup a profile to receive the table of content information of any journal. Ingenta indexes or to be alerted to new articles on topics of interest. Information and access is available from the library's databases page.
Jane's Online
This provides full-text access to many of the Jane's publications (e.g. All the World's Aircraft, Jane's Fighting Ships etc.) including their periodicals. It also provides a variety of important country information through its Sentinel Counrty Risk Assessment series.
JSTOR
JSTOR is a digital archive collection of core scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences and sciences. It contains the entire runs of each journal from the first volume up to those published 2 to 5 years ago. By agreement with the publishers JSTOR maintains a moving 2 to 5 year lag in most recent holdings available.
Lexis-Nexis
This online database service provides full-text information for major newspapers (domestic and international), journals and periodicals, reports, transcripts and more. A password is required, please see a librarian.
LexisNexis Academic
LexisNexis offers two major databases for NPS users: LexisNexis and LexisNexis Academic. This one, LexisNexis Academic is designed with a simplified search interface, uses a targeted subset of LexisNexis, and requires no special password. (NPS users of LexisNexis Academic are proxy-authenticated.) Documents come from a huge variety of newspapers, news wires, magazines, news weblogs, broadcast transcripts and more, and are provided in full-text (ASCII text only, no graphics). If you need additional information about differences between this product and the larger LexisNexis (as well as the necessary password for LexisNexis) please Ask a Librarian.
Open Source Center Formerly known as FBIS, Open Source Center reports are translations of foreign radio and TV broadcasts, news agency transmissions, newspapers, books and periodicals. They contain "political, military, economic, environmental, and sociological news, commentary and other information." From 1996 forward this information is available via the Internet but because it is classified as "For Official Use Only" only those with DoD IDs will be logged in. For information prior to 1996, indexes for individual regions are available with the actual reports on microfiche. Military personnel can contact the Open Source Center and request their own password. For older reports see
FBIS (Foreign Broadcast Information Service) Daily Reports 1941-1996 PAIS [ProQuest]
This provides indexing for the latest books, periodical articles and government publications in various areas including business, economics, social conditions and international relations.
Project Muse Full-text access to over 100 university press journals in the humanities, social sciences and mathematics. Coverage for most journals begins in 1995.
ProQuest Research Library Covers of a broad range of subjects including business, education, general interest, health, humanities, international, law, military, multicultural, psychology, sciences, social sciences, and more.
Social Sciences Citation Index The Social Sciences Citation Index® provides access to current and retrospective bibliographic information, author abstracts, and cited references found in over 1,700 of the world's leading scholarly social sciences journals covering more than 50 disciplines. They also cover individually selected, relevant items from approximately 3,300 of the world’s leading science and technology journals. Dudley Knox Library’s subscription covers articles and papers published from 1898-present. See also their
Social Science & Humanities Conference Proceedings Index (1991- present)
SocIndex with Full Text [Ebsco]
Click on SocINDEX with Full Text This comprehensive sociology research database contains the citations, abstracts, and often the full text of journals, books, conference papers and other materials, encompassing areas such as criminology & criminal justice, demography, economic development, ethnic and racial studies, social psychology, and other sub-disciplines.
Staff College Automated Military Periodicals Index [SCAMPI].Developed to support the curriculum of the Armed Forces Staff College, this is similar to the Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals and provides selected citations to journal articles and selected documents and reports. Subject, author and keyword indexing is provided
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts [ProQuest]
This database is the result of merging Political Science Abstracts and ABC POL Sci and it provides citations and abstract of the international serials literature in political science, international relations, law, public administration and policy, military policy and more.
Reference Sources
Arab Statistics
Sponsored by the UNDP-POGAR, this is a repository of statistical information related to human development in the region
Background Notes
Published by the U.S. Department of State and updated as necessary, these provide 3-4 page "thumbnail" sketches of each country. Headings indicating areas of coverage include: geography, people, government, economy, history, political condition, foreign relations and more.
Credo Reference
This source compiles essential and factual information from specialized encyclopedias, dictionaries and other reference sources.
Congressional Budget Justification for Foreign Operations
This annual source from the State Department provides programmatic and country level budget tables and requests for foreign operations and foreign aid.
Coverage for FY2002-2011
Coverage for International Affairs (Function 150) Budget Request
Culturegrams
This reference source provides concise, reliable and up-to-date cultural information on countries across the globe. Sections include: Background, The People, Customs and Courtesies, Lifestyle and Society.
Global Legal Information Network (GLIN)
From the Law Library of Congress, this is a "public database of official texts of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations."
KOSIMO/COSIMO
KOSIMO is the name of a database containing (at this time) 693 political conflicts from 1945 to 1999. Each conflict is coded with 28 variables. Their annual Conflict Barometer describes recent trends in conflict development, escalations and settlements
ProQuest Congressional
This provides access to the Congressional Record and its predecessors, congressional reports and documents and indexing to published and unpublished congressional hearings since1789.
ProQuest Statistical Insight
This database searches and provides summaries of statistical publications produced by state, federal and international agencies as well as non-government entities. When available, links to the full-text of selected publications are provided.
The Military Balance
This provides a quantitative assessment of the world's military forces and their defense expenditure. Also has brief information and statistics regarding UN Peacekeeping operations.
NBER (National Bureau of Economic Research)
Founded in 1920, this is a private, nonprofit and nonpartisan research organization conducting economic research on topics of interest worldwide.
OFFSTATS: Official Statistics on the Web
Links to official international statistics sites offering global, regional, and national statistics including demographics, economics, finance, crime, and religion.
Public Opinion Poll information
This NPS Library page provides a list of links for free and commercial opinion poll websites.
SIPRI Yearbook. [Stockholm International Peace Research Institute]
1969-
REFERENCE UA 10 S8
Categories of coverage include: global and regional security and conflicts, weapons and technology proliferation, military expenditures, arms productions and trade, and arms control and disarmament. This includes some major documents and speeches as is well indexed.
Some information is available from the SIPRI web site including data on military expenditures, arms transfer, arms industry and more
The Statesman's Year-Book.
1919-
Ref JA 51 S7
Each country is covered with brief information given through each of the following categories: History, Area & Population, Climate, Constitution and Government, Defense, Economy, Energy & Natural Resources, Industry, Foreign Economic Relations, Communications, Justice, Religion, Education & Welfare and Diplomatic Representatives. Each entry also includes a brief bibliography of other sources.
Treaty Information
The NPS Library page has links to various treaty related sources
US Overseas Loans and Grants [Greenbook]
The Greenbook shows a complete historical record of United States' (U.S.) foreign aid to the rest of the world by reporting all loans and grants authorized by the U.S. Government for each fiscal year. Users can access standard tables already constructed, or create custom tables and reports by selecting recipient countries, years and type of USG assistance. Data is available in either historical or constant dollars.
World Almanac of Islamism
Produced by the American Foreign Policy Council, this is useful for tracking the rise or decline of radical Islam on a national, regional or global level.
The World Factbook [formerly National Basic Intelligence Factbook]
Published annually by the CIA, this gives brief statistical sketches of each country. Contents headings include: Map, Flag, Geography, People, Government, Economy, Transportation, Communications and Defense.]
Yearbook of the United Nations.
1957-
REFERENCE JX 1977.A37 Y3
This covers broad topics such as political and security questions, regional questions, economic and social questions, trusteeship and decolonization, legal questions, and international organizations related to the UN. Major UN resolutions and decisions are reprinted.
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Historical Dictionary of…. [series]
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Each volume covers a difference country and the entries are in the form of brief paragraphs containing introductory information on historical, political and socio-economic topics. Each volume also contains an introductory chapter with a historical overview of the country and includes a chronology on major events.
Other
Country Studies [former known as Army Area Handbooks]
A continuing series of books prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program sponsored by the Department of the Army. Most books in the series deal with a particular foreign country, describing and analyzing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, and examining the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors. The volumes each contain illustrations, charts, maps and a bibliography.
Journals
Library Held
Anatolian Studies
(1951-2008 JSTOR)
Arab Law Quarterly
(1985-2006 JSTOR)
Arab Media & Society
(2007 - present)
Arab Reform Bulletin
(2003 to present)
Arabica
(1954-2006 JSTOR)
British Journal of Middle East Studies [and predecessor]
(1974-2007 JSTOR)
Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East
(Project Muse 2000 to present)
Holy Land Studies: A Multidisciplinary Journal
(Project Muse 2006 to present)
International Journal of Middle East Studies
(1970-2006 JSTOR)
Iran & the Caucasus
(1997-2006 JSTOR)
Iranian Studies
(1968-2004 JSTOR)
Iraq
(1934-2006 JSTOR)
Islam & Christian-Muslim Relations
(1999-present with 12 month delay Ebsco)
Islamic Law and Society
(1994-2006 JSTOR)
(1999 - present with 12 month delay EBSCO)
Israel Studies
(Project Muse 1996 to present)
Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies
Journal of Arabic Literature
(1970-2006 JSTOR)
Journal of Middle East Women's Studies
(Project Muse 2006 to present)
Journal of Near East Studies
(1942-2006 JSTOR)
Journal of Palestine Studies
(2001-present)
(1971-2008 JSTOR)
Journal of Qur'anic Studies
(1999-2006 JSTOR)
Mediterranean Quarterly
(Project Muse 1999 to present)
MERIP Middle East Report
(1986-1988 JSTOR)
MERIP Reports
(1971-1985 JSTOR)
Middle East Report
(1988-2008 JSTOR)
Middle East Review of International Affairs [MERIA]
(1997 to present)
Middle Eastern Studies
(1997-present)
(1964-2004 JSTOR)
Pakistan Forum
(1970-1973 JSTOR)
Politics & Society
(1970 to present)
Studies in Comparative International Development
Ebsco (1965 to present)
World Politics
(Project Muse 1995 to present)
(1948- 2006) JSTOR
Web Sites
Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI)
This is a State Dept program designed to engage with and invest in the peoples of the Middle East and North Africa by creating partnerships to foster development.
Middle East Virtual Library (MENALIB)
This is an information portal for Middle East and Islamic Studies. It provide access to ALMISBAH, a searchable database of Internet resources on the Middle East and Islam
Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC)
This organization of the United Nations has a membership of 57 states worldwide and is the collective voice of the Muslim world.
Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC)
Also known as the Ankara Centre, this site provides access to various publications, statistics & databases and more.
MapsThe Library has a growing collection of maps of various sizes, scales and content. Information on our map collection is available
here. A variety of maps published by the CIA make good briefing maps. We also have nautical, topographic and aeronautical charts as well as an increasing number of CD-ROM products. Most of these maps are NOT in BOSUN so please see a reference librarian. References to atlases can, however, be found by searching BOSUN.
The
Perry-Castañeda Library at the University of Texas has made available national maps for all parts of the world. Of particular interest is its
Middle East Maps collection.
UN maps of Arab Countries are available on the POGAR site
Foundation for Middle East Peace MapsUnited Nations Maps (general maps by region or country, mission or theme)
Electronic Resources
Archives Unbound
Topically-focused digital collections of historical documents.
Afghanistan and the U.S., 1945-1963: Records of the State Department Central Classified Files
Declassified Documents Reference System [DDRS]
This is an excellent source. With coverage back to 1945, it provides access to more than 70,000 declassified documents from various government agencies (e.g. CIA, DoD, FBI, NSC, Dept of State etc.).
Department of State
This provides speeches, press releases and major State Department documents.
Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (North Africa and Middle East)
Digital National Security Archive (ProQuest)
Afghanistan: The Making of U.S. Policy, 1973-1990
Iran, the Making of U.S. Policy, 1977-1980
Iran-Contra Affair: The Making of a Scandal, 1983-1988
Iran Revolution
Iraqgate: Saddam Hussein, U.S. Policy and the Prelude to the Persian Gulf War, 1980-1994
Presidential Directives
Terrorism and U.S. Policy, 1968-2002
DTIC Online
DTIC is the clearinghouse for many DoD reports and is an excellent resource. Through their PUBLIC database, the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) indexes and abstracts defense-related government-sponsored scientific, technical and non-technical reports.
Energy Information Administration's Country Analysis Brief
Middle East & North Africa
These briefs provide energy information including background, as well as production and consumption information on oil, coal, natural gas, electricity, the environment and more
Facts on International Relations and Security Trends (FIRST)
Facts on International Relations and Security Trends (FIRST) is a free-of-charge service for politicians, journalists, researchers and the interested public. FIRST is a joint project of the International Relations and Security Network (ISN) and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS)
U.S. State Department
"The Foreign Relations of the United States series presents the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity." These volumes contain documents from various Presidential libraries and federal agencies and include some declassified records. The Library also has a more extensive collection of these reports in the
State Department Digital Collection [1945-1976]
University of Wisconsin Digital Collection [1861-1958/1960]
Global Information System -Defense & Foreign Affairs.
Click on Client Log-In
This has a country database wit h information about various countries including history, leadership information, defense information, major intelligence groups, insurgents and other groups and more. It also has a special topics section, "power" tables which show changes in governments within the past 12 months and what caused the change, arms transfer information, the Defense and Foreign Affairs Daily and weapons information.
Jane's Sentinel Country Risk Assessments
Contains expert analysis of the latest events and trends in political, security and military affairs and a detailed breakdown of global military and political structures on a regional basis. Each region is broken down by country with each country profile providing a detailed analysis of political, diplomatic and military capabilities.
Jane's Terrorism and Insurgency Centre
Jane's Terrorism Intelligence Centre is a gateway to the latest global terrorism related content including news, exclusive features, comprehensive reference material and an interactive events database.
Middle East Military Balance
This CSIS site presents papers that provide a "net assessment of Middle Eastern military efforts and forces." The papers are updated infrequently
Military Policy Awareness Links – MiPALs
Regional Policy Overview - Near East & North Africa
National Security Archive
George Washington University
Documents
These electronic briefing books provide access to important declassified documents related to US national security, military history, foreign policy, intelligence and more
Middle East and South Asia
OFFSTATS : Official Statistics on the Web
Links to official international statistics sites offering global, regional, and national statistics including demographics, economics, finance, crime, and religion.
Stratfor
Stratfor is one of the world's leading global intelligence firms, providing clients with geopolitical analysis and industry and country forecasts to mitigate risk and identify opportunities. The Stratfor website publishes daily intelligence briefs and in-depth analysis, and a wide range of consulting services carefully tailored to meet specific client needs
Military and/or Strategy Links
Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa
Arab Human Development Reports
Arab Monetary Fund
Publications
Statistics
Arab Reform Initiative
Army War College
Strategic Studies Institute
Middle East & North Africa
Brookings Institute
Saban Center for Middle East Policy
Afghanistan Index
Iraq Index
Pakistan Index
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Arab Politic Systems
Regions
Center for Contemporary Conflict (CCC)
Middle East Resources & Links
Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement
Religious Texts [Islamic, Muslim and Jewish religious texts]
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Middle East
Cold War International History Project
Middle East & North Africa
Council on Foreign Relations
Middle East
Economic Research Forum
Publications
European Institute for Research on Euro-Arab Cooperation (MEDEA)
Fort Leavenworth (U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth Public Home Page)
Foreign Military Studies Office [FMSO]
Middle East /South West Asia
Foundation for Middle East Peace (FMEP)
Reports
Maps
Analysis and Commentary
Settlement Information and Statistics
Freedom House
Countries at the Crossroads
Freedom in the World
Freedom in the Press
Nations in Transit
GLORIA Center (Global Research in International Affairs)
Gulf/2000 Project
Heritage Foundation
Index of Economic Freedom
Middle East
Human Rights Watch
Middle East and North Africa
INCORE (Initiative on Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity)
Country Guides
Peace Agreements
Index of Economic Freedom (Heritage Foundation)
International Crisis Group
Middle East and North Africa
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Country Information
Middle East Institute (MEI)
Publications
Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI)
Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor
Middle East Policy Council (MEPC)
Programme on Governance in the Arab Region (POGAR)
Statistics and Indicators
see the Resources section for legal documents, country information, specialized databases and more]
RAND
Center for Middle East Public Policy
Qatar Policy Institute
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute [SIPRI]
SIPRI data on military expenditure
SIPRI Arms Industry Database
SIPRI Arms Transfer Database
SIPRI Multilateral Peace Operations Database
Facts on International Relations and Security Trends [FIRST]
United Nations
News Focus: Middle East
United Nations Development Programme
Arab Human Development Reports
Arab States
United Nations Disengagement Observer Force [UNDOF]
Documents
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA)
Publications
United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process [UNSCO]
Key Documents
Socio-Economic Reports
United Nations Truce Supervision Organization [UNTSO]
Documents
United States Institute of Peace [USIP]
Publications
Iraq Study Group
US Central Command [USCENTCOM]
Countries [AOR, Coalition and ISAF Coalition]
Washington Institute for Near East Policy
World Bank Countries and Regions
Middle East & North Africa
World Development Reports
World Economic Forum
Arab Competitiveness Reports
Gateways and Guides
Digital Librarian: Middle East ResourcesThis site provides a lengthy list of sites and resources related to Middle East research.
Global Legal Information Network (GLIN)This is a public database of "official texts of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations."
Middle East North Africa Internet Resources GuideThis guide provides links by academic discipline, nations and states, regional services, religion and more.
Bibliographies, Documents and Handbooks
Middle East BibliographyDone by the
Air University Library, this bibliography covers the Middle East and includes topics such as security and defense, trade relations, politics and government, foreign relations etc.
Middle East BooksThis is a searchable bibliography of Middle East books by topic, country or title
White Papers on Defense [MERLN]
Arranged by country.
Databases
Afghanistan Digital Library
Provides access to works published in Afghanistan between 1870 and 1930
Programme on Governance in the Arab Region [POGAR] Specialized Databases
This site provides access to various databases all in Arabic
Arab Banking Laws [Arabic]
Arab Parliamentary Database [Arabic]
Arab Financial Oversight Database [Arabic]
Egypt Legal Database [Arabic]
Arab Associations Laws Database [Arabic]
Arab Criminal Encyclopedia [Arabic]
Iraq Legal Database [Arabic]
USAID Development Experience Clearinghouse (DEC)"USAID's Development Experience Clearinghouse (DEC) is the largest online resource for USAID funded technical and program documentation, with over 61500 documents available for electronic download.
Development Experience System (DEXS) Search PDF Collection SearchLibrary Catalogs Searchable via the Web
Library of CongressMELVYLThis includes the book holdings from the nine University of California campuses, the California State Library including the Sutro Library in San Francisco, the California Academy of Sciences, the Center for Research libraries, and the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley.
SESRIC LibraryThe Statistical, Economic and Social Research Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) has been building a library of specialized materials since its inception. It currently contains over 16,000 titles and is also a depository for World Bank publications.
WorldCat WorldCat is an online union catalog that allows you to simultaneously search the catalogs of over 9000 libraries worldwide. WorldCat contains more than 50 million records in over 400 languages
Book Reviews
See the "
Book Reviews" section on our
Subject Guides by Topic page
Public Opinion
See our Public Opinion page.
