Traveling Abroad

- Geography

Administrative Divisions of Countries - Worldwide reference for states, provinces, governorates, counties, districts, and other subdivisions of countries
Australasian Urban and Regional Information Systems Association Inc. (AURISA) - Source of information in the Australiasian Region for urban and regional information systems with emphasis on policy, applications and technology.
Canadian Council for Geographic Education - Aims to strengthen geographic education in the classroom, and to increase the public awareness of the importance of geographical literacy.
Canadian Geographic Online - Online information about the geography of Canada.
CountryWatch.com:Website to The World - Country Information: including current political, historical, economic, environemental, demographic data.
Cyber-Geography Research - An initiative to map cyberspace, this site contains a variety of pages dedicated to helping the viewing not only understand "cyber geography" but to visualize it as well.
The Degree Confluence Project - The Degree Confluence Project contains photographs of the intersections of integer latitude and longitude degree lines.
Environmental Geography - Dr. James Hayes Bohanan - Geography of the environment, and the use of the web in higher education.
Footnotes to History - Subtitled "The nations you didn't learn about in high school geography," this site creates a guide to ephemeral states, micronations, and secessionist states.
Geo-Globe Interactive Geography - Test your geographic knowledge on this online game and quiz site. Contains geographic web resources that allow you to explore world geography in greater detail.
Geographic Learning Site - Geography site with maps, geographic news, country information, flags, geography facts, and more.
Geographical - A site that explores the world. The online resource on travel for schools, professionals and enthusiasts alike.
Geographic.org - Learn about world geography, climate, countries, people, maps, flags and much more. Intended for elementary through junior high school students.
The Geography Exchange - A combination of teaching resources, lessons and indexes of website links with an emphasis on physical geography.
Geography Links - Web directory of general geography links provided by the University of Northern Iowa.
Geography Resource Center - Internet Resources for Geographers
Geography Resources on the Internet - An ever expanding list of links to geography resources on the Web.
Geography World - A massive collection of links on all aspects of geography.
GIS and Mapping Links - Links to Geography, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Mapping sites on the internet. All links are verified every month.
Global Population Project - Current population figures for cities, towns and regions of countries.
Global Statistics - A collection of tables and graphs providing a statistical look at countries, their population, area, capital, main cities, etc.
Infoplease Political and Reference Atlas - Infoplease Atlas has political maps of each region, country, and state with links to reference information.
Information Please: Geography Resource - Geographic facts, lists, and statistics, including highest mountains, longest rivers, latitudes and longitudes, and explorations and expeditions.
Map Quiz - Map and Geography Trivia - Map and Geography trivia game. Questions include countries, U.S. States, capitals and flags.
Mega Maps - Walk through the Continents - Free PC program to print out US or world maps of various sizes, up to 7 feet across, on an ordinary printer. Maps can be colored or used for educational projects.
Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport - An online geography class where students journey through time and space. Discover different people and cultures and further your study by following links.
National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) - A combat support agency of the Department of Defense. Established by the National Imagery and Mapping Agency Act of 1996, NIMA has a global mission and unique responsibilities to manage and provide imagery and geospatial information to national policy makers and military forces.
NationbyNation: Reference on Countries of the Globe - History, geography, maps, economics, society as well as links and news feeds.
PlacesNamed.com - Simple reference for United States place names.
The START Natural Language Question Answering System - A system designed to answer questions that are posed in natural language. The system is especially equipped to answer geography queries.
la Toile - La Toile des Toiles, The Universal Way of Finding, Le Moyen Universel de Trouver
Traveleye - General information from around the world.
US Census Bureau Geography - Mapping products and services, as well as geography resources used to compile the US Census.
US State Department - Dependencies and Areas of Special Sovereignty - Listing of nations recognized by the US government.
US State Department - Independent States of the World - Independent states with diplomatic relations with U.S. and member of UN. Country capitals, names, and more.
The Web of Culture - About cross-cultural communication. Also provides eneral geographic and social education on foreign nations and cultures, for preparation for visits from foreign countries.
Where? - An online geography games and quiz site.
World Gazetteer - Information about current population of countries, their administrative divisions, cities and towns as well as images of the current national flags.
World Wide Web Virtual Library - Geography - Web directory of resources in Geography, including educational links.
Xpeditions @ nationalgeographic.com - Explore a virtual museum and a wealth of teaching resources.
Your own language and country - Information and links about all countries: tourism, dictionaries, search engines, life and religion.

- Governments

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments - Official directory searchable by country. UN ambassadors, ambassadors to the US, and heads of central banks are also listed. Updated monthly.
GISTNIC Government Information in Other Countries - Directory of government websites: ministries, parliament, central banks, archives, statistics; sorted by country.
Government Internet Guide - Extensive guide from Australian National Library to sites and information about world's governments, sorted by country and topic. Includes news and background resources, links and online documents.
Government Resources on the Web - Includes United States federal government information, foreign government information, international organizations, state and local information and other related resources.
Government Statistical Sources - Directory of government statistics agencies and organizations around the world, maintained by Statistics Sweden.
Governments on the WWW - Comprehensive database of governmental institutions: parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, city councils, public broadcasting corporations, central banks, and multi-governmental institutions. Also includes political parties.
Municipal World - Hot Links to other sites - Directory of websites related to local government, with particular emphasis on Canada.
PoliSci.com: Nations of the World - The Almanac of Politics and Government's on-line information about world governments, including national government profiles, international organizations, and the United Nations.
100 Top Government Sites - Commercial banner site offering government guide and search engine.
VIPS 2000 - Index of the heads of government of the nations of the world with large graphics and information. Arranged by world region. Multilingual site (French, English, Portuguese, Spanish).
World World - An index of links to governments, news and other directories of world governmental and scientific institutions and organizations.

- International Relations

Adam Jones - The homepage of the International Relations scholars includes writings on gender and I.R., media and communications, and Third World issues.
Adam Ulam - Cold War Autobiography - A Harvard professor emeritus and former Russian Research director's interpretations and writings about World War II, Lenin, Stalin, Cold War, and current politics.
Columbia International Affairs Online - Portal for theory and research in international affairs. Published are working and occasional papers series, policy briefs; conference proceedings, and books from research institutes. Subscription required for most items; site also lists events and related links.
The Danish Atlantic Treaty Association - We provide information about NATO, EU and security policy in general. Among other things we publish books that are available for free (pages in Danish and English)
David's Guide to IR - Site offers a guide to relations between countries, plus general information.
Dimostenis's Conflict Resolution Page - Articles, links, bibliographies, and search tools for researchers interested in international or ethnic conflict resolution
Diplomaticnet.com - Portal for international politics and government, linking to governments, foreign affairs ministries, embassies/consulates, international organizations, research centers, specialized press, and NGOs. Sorted by country or by topic.
FIRST: Facts on International Relations and Security Trends - Free public database system, providing integrated searching of a number of international military and diplomatic information systems.
Foreign Affairs Page - Robert J. Beck - This award-winning site features indexed, annotated links to general reference, U.S. Government, foreign states, the U.N. system, NGOs and IGOs, international law, human rights, international relations, think tanks, and the media.
GeoPerspectives - Personal collection of articles and links concerning international issues, also providing an alphabetical listing of world flags and Model United Nations information.
Global Issues and International Affairs, Spring 2001 - Course offered by Professor Roland Paris at the University of Colorado, Boulder
The Global Site - An academic portal to International Relations maintained by Professor Martin Shaw of Sussex University. In addition to links, this site offers original articles and reviews organised around major topics in IR and sociology.
Harvard Program for Conflict Research - A project that brings policy-makers, researchers and experts together to discuss issues of human security and conflict prevention. Online conferences and research databases.
H.K's Conflict Resolution Model - A creative and constructive model of polarity and balance for conflict resolution work. A demonstration movie of how a conflict-worker can process a conflict between the Israelites and the Palestines.
IGCC Online - The Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation is a multi-campus research unit that serves the entire University of California system. During IGCC's first five years (1983-88), research focused largely on averting nuclear war through arms control and confidence-building measures. Since then, the research program has diversified to include: regional relations, international environmental policy, internal conflict, international migration, and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
Institute for International Relations - This page is an introduction to the Institute of International Relations at UBC. Job listings and Degree program information is available also.
International Relations and Security Network (ISN) - ISN is a one-stop information service in the fields of international relations and security. Among the services offered are: an annotated links library, a limited area search tool (ISN LASE), a selection of resources on current world affairs, and specialized fact databases.
International Relations News and Research Resources - This site contains useful news links and resources links for International Relations research of current events, world affairs, foreign policy, and global issues.
International Security Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government - Studies challenges to U.S. national security and international security. Current research and publications, alumni resources, upcoming events and activities, and related links.
InternationalAffairs.com - Serves as a research tool for the business and academic community, providing easy access to data, journals, organizations, governments and other resources.
IONet - International Organization Section of the International Studies Association, dedicated to the study of international organizations in the contemporary global system. Current research areas, awards and prices, conference information, newsletter, and membership directory.
IR Individual Resource - A centralized collection that contains links to key international relations and conflict studies theorists, who provide papers, research, data, and other resources.
LGI - Promotes reform in local government and public service in Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union and Mongolia. A project of the Open Society Institute, Budapest.
Nationality and Sovereignty in the New World Order - An article by Timothy Luke argues that economic globalization and interdependence are eroding the traditional concept of national sovereignty.
NERINT - The Center for the Study of International Relations and Integration is a Brazilian center of international studies. The center intends to create an institution that works as a reference for the multidisciplinary study, teaching and research in the International Relations and Integration areas. The site´s main language is Portuguese, but there is an English page.
Open Democracy Network - This web site offers high-quality articles and comments on current issues in world politics, ranging from globalisation via European integration to the war on terrorism. Most of the content is written by well-known academics and journalists.
Peace between Nations - The causes of war, the underlying situation from the point of view of intelligent systems is described. Based on this we show how to avoid wars.
Political Systems, Violence, and War - A paper prepared for the US Institute of Peace, by R.J. Rummel examines the relationship between democratic and socialist political systems and their propensity for war.
Postmodernist Theories of International Relations - A bibliography of titles in international relations theory which propose postmodernism as a way to explain and understand world politics.
Prof. Friedrich V. Kratochwil - Site dedicated to a member of faculty for International Relations at the University of Munich. Includes both English and German versions.
Project on International Compliance and Dispute Settlement (PON) - Harvard University group which researches and publishes on compliance with international agreements and the legal basis and political complexities of diplomatic, military, and humanitarian intervention. Site describes projects and lists affiliated faculty.
Scripts for students of international relations - Scripts from courses at the University of Geneva and the Graduate Institute of International Studies.
A Second View - A Constructivism resource with texts of online papers on constructivist theory and approaches, as well as bibliographies and related links.
The Six Principles of Political Realism - Taken from Hans Morgenthau's "Politics Among Nations," this is one of the first systematic explanations of the principles of international relations.
SOSIG: International Relations - Social Science Information Gateway's annotated directory of selected links in the field, ranging from research institutes to academic journals.
Strategic Assessment 1999 - A National Defense University publication examines many global issues, including, the changing nature of the international system and US priorities in different regions of the world.
Thomas Bernauer's Research Group - Research and teaching activities relating to international political economy, international environmental policy, European integration, arms control, and Swiss Foreign Policy
WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources - Over 2000 annotated links in a range of international affairs topics.