InfoGuides: International Security: Begin Your Research

Begin Your Research

Welcome to the I-SEC InfoGuide.

Use this guide to discover resources on international relations, national security. Especially designed for Master's in International Security students.

Find News -- Read newspapers online or search for news coverage
Find Analysis -- Policy papers, reports, briefs (NOT peer reviewed)
Find Journal Articles -- Key databases and journals for international security research (peer reviewed articles)
Find Government/Declassified Docs -- Locate Government Publications, including declassified documents
Find Books -- Mason and Washington Research Library Consortium catalogs
Find Data -- Core datasets related to international security
Write & Cite -- Information on citation styles and Zotero
Get Help -- Chat with a librarian or set up an appointment with the Policy Librarian

I-SEC Toolkit

Resources every I-SEC student should know about.

NYTimes.com
Unlimited access to NYTimes.com and NYT Mobile apps, including Spanish and Chinese editions. Note: First time users must create a new account here using their GMU credentials.
Economist Intelligence Unit Country Information
The best place for quick facts & stats. Also links to analysis.
International Security and Counter Terrorism Reference Center
For analysis & peer-reviewed articles, with a focus on intelligence & security.
Political Science Complete
For peer reviewed articles. This has broader & more up-to-date coverage of the discipline & subfields than does JSTOR.
Statesman's Yearbook
Concise profiles of countries, organizations, and leaders.
JSTOR
JSTOR is a collection of core scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences digitized in most cases back to the first date of issue. Includes selected books, primary sources and other materials for academic work.

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