POLS 2640: International Terrorism

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) prepares brief, authoritative reports for members of Congress, across a broad range of policy and legislative topics subjects. Search generally for "terrorism","counterinsurgency", specific terrorist organizations, etc.

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This podcast search engine allows you to search for podcasts and indexes both shows and episodes, allowing you to quickly find episodes on any given topic.

Think Tanks & news sources often have a perspective through which they see the world. That doesn't mean they're not credible sources, but it's important to recognize what the perspective of a source is, and take that into account when you analyze it. Ideally, you'll have sources from multiple perspectives. Media Bias/Fact Check can help you figure out the perspective, potential bias, and credibility of Think Tanks and news sources.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), Joint Publication 3-24. April 25, 2018.

Annual Report from the Department of State to Congress. Provides information on terrorist groups, acts of terrorism, and other related information by country.

Field Manual (FM) 3-24/ Marine Corps Warfighting Publication (MCWP) 3-33.5. May 2014.

Search USA.gov searches .gov, .mil, .us and selected other domains that include official local, regional, state and federal government agencies as well as quasi governmental agencies such as the Smithsonian.

If you're looking for international information, this custom Google search engine searches across 100s of IGO websites. IGOs searched included in this search are: World Bank, United Nations, Arab Monetary Fund, African Development Bank Group, IMF, Organization of American States, World Trade Organization, European Union, World Tourism Organization and many more.

START is "a university-based research and education center comprised of an international network of scholars committed to the scientific study of the causes and human consequences of terrorism in the United States and around the world."

CPOST "is a non-partisan research center at the University of Chicago dedicated to advancing scholarship on international politics, security, and trade that advances peace and prosperity."

Based at Princeton University, ESOC "identifies, compiles, and analyzes micro-level conflict data and information on insurgency, civil war, and other sources of politically motivated violence worldwide."

See the "Research" section for reports and data organized by topic, terrorist organizations, and region of the world.

"The Bureau of Counterterrorism's mission is to promote U.S. national security by taking a leading role in developing coordinated strategies and approaches to defeat terrorism abroad and securing the counterterrorism cooperation of international partners."