POLI+385+Resources

New York Times topics page []

BBC News Country Profiles http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/

CIA World Factbook: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ Open all Government>>International Organization participation

Where is a list of what each acronym means? https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/appendix/appendix-a.html

Economist http://www.economist.com

Library of Congress Country Studies http://www.loc.gov/collections/country-studies/

The WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources Latin American and the Caribbean http://www2.etown.edu/vl/latamer.html

Congressional Research Reports listing []


 * UNITED NATIONS**

WWW Virtual Library: United Nations http://www2.etown.edu/vl/un.html

UN Internships https://careers.un.org/lbw/home.aspx?viewtype=IP

Researching the United Nations (Linda Tashbook) http://www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/United_Nations_Research1.htm

Dag Hammarskjöld Library Research Guides http://research.un.org/en

How to Cite United Nations Documents and Publications []

UN Structure http://www.un.org/en/aboutun/structure/index.shtml

UN Global Issues http://www.un.org/en/globalissues/

UN Human Development Reports http://hdr.undp.org/en

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Select from the "Browse by country" drop-down menu on the top right. http://www.unhcr.org/pages/49c3646c2.html Columbia http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/page?page=49e492ad6&submit=GO

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR) Regional Office for Central America http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Countries/LACRegion/Pages/centralamericasummary.aspx Columbia http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Countries/LACRegion/Pages/COIndex.aspx

UN Regional Economic Commissions:

UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) http://www.cepal.org/en

UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean http://www.cepal.org/en/pressreleases/eclac039s-statistical-yearbook-presents-social-economic-and-environmental-overview

UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Social Panorama of Latin America http://www.cepal.org/en/publications/social-panorama-latin-america-2013

UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) http://www.uneca.org/

UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) http://www.unescap.org/

UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) http://www.escwa.org.lb/


 * US GOVERNMENT**

WWW Virtual Library: US Government Sources http://www2.etown.edu/vl/usgovt.html


 * US STATE DEPARTMENT**

State Department organization [this page is terrific] http://m.state.gov/md436.htm

State Department: Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs http://m.state.gov/mc632.htm

Roberta S. Jacobson, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs http://m.state.gov/md198696.htm

State Department, Country Report on Human Rights Practices http://m.state.gov/mc61127.htm http://m.state.gov/mc1188.htm

US Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets (US Department of State) http://m.state.gov/mc1919.htm

Mexico-U.S. Bilateral Relations (US Department of State) http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/35749.htm

US Embassies home [use for term paper country] http://www.usembassy.gov/index.html

US Embassy in Mexico http://mexico.usembassy.gov/


 * USAID**

US Agency for International Development (USAID) [search by country] http://www.usaid.gov/ http://www.usaid.gov/where-we-work http://www.usaid.gov/where-we-work/latin-american-and-caribbean []

Mexico: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) http://www.usaid.gov/where-we-work/latin-american-and-caribbean/mexico


 * US CONGRESS**

US Senate Foreign Relations Committee http://www.foreign.senate.gov/

US House Foreign Relations Committee http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/

Subcommittee Hearing: Advancing U.S. Interests in the Western Hemisphere: The FY 2015 Foreign Affairs Budget | House Committee on Foreign Affairs - Ed Royce, Chairman []

Research Congress: GovTrack.us https://www.govtrack.us/start

U.S. Congress List of Commitees: GovTrack.us https://www.govtrack.us/congress/committees/

Legislative History Resources Reference Chart — Georgetown Law School http://www.law.georgetown.edu/library/research/guides/legislative_history_chart.cfm

Legislative History Research Guide — Georgetown Law School http://www.law.georgetown.edu/library/research/guides/legislative_history.cfm

Committee Hearings - University of Chicago Law Library http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/law/db/ref/hearings.html

DOCUMENTATION

Citing Government Documents (Loyola / Notre Dame Library) http://guides.lndlibrary.org/content.php?pid=409107&sid=3389167

Citation Guide: U.S. Congressional Documents (Library of Congress) http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwcite.html

Guide: Citing IGO Publications (Indiana University) []


 * WE HAVE DONE SOME OF THESE ALREADY:**

A. **CIA World Factbook** (home page) https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments (CIA World Factbook) https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/

CIA World Factbook: Mexico [let's look at what this contains] https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html

CIA World Factbook: Guatemala https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gt.html

CIA World Factbook: Honduras https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ho.html

CIA World Factbook: El Salvador https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/es.html

CIA World Factbook: Nicaragua https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/nu.html

B. **Handbook of Latin American Studies** (HLAC) [Library of Congress] http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/

HLAS Online Help Page http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/help.html#basic

C. **Latin American Network Information Center** (LANIC) http://lanic.utexas.edu/las.html

About LANIC - Site Map http://lanic.utexas.edu/info/sitemap/

D. **Woodrow Wilson Center Latin American Program** http://www.wilsoncenter.org/program/latin-american-program

Check out the various parts of the web site.

E. **Woodrow Wilson Center Mexico Institute** http://www.wilsoncenter.org/program/mexico-institute

Check out the various parts of the web site. Plus:

Transparency and the Rule of Law Series http://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/transparency-and-the-rule-law-series

The Future of the American Left http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/the-future-the-mexican-left

Woodrow Wilson Center [for your country--if other than Latin America] []

F. **Pew Hispanic Trends Project** http://www.pewhispanic.org/

Check out the site. We have already used items from here and will use others.

G. **Organization of American States (OAS)** http://www.oas.org/en/about/our_structure.asp

LibGuide for OAS (New York University) http://library.nyu.edu/research/subjects/un-govt/oas/

CRS Report: Organization of American States https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42639.pdf

H. **InSight Crime home** http://www.insightcrime.org

In Sight Crime: Mexico http://www.insightcrime.org/mexico-organized-crime-news

In Sight Crime: Guatemala http://www.insightcrime.org/guatemala-organized-crime-news

In Sight Crime: Honduras http://www.insightcrime.org/honduras-organized-crime-news

In Sight Crime: El Salvador http://www.insightcrime.org/el-salvador-organized-crime-news

In Sight Crime: Nicaragua http://www.insightcrime.org/nicaragua-organized-crime-news

InSight Crime home [**Columbia**] [] []

Center for Justice and Accountability [for those doing **Columbia**] []

I. **Washington Office on Latin America** http://www.wola.org/

Learn More (top right) Browse Issues/Browse Countries

Board of Directors http://www.wola.org/about/board

Programs http://www.wola.org/program/central_america

Press Releases http://www.wola.org/press

J. **Council of Foreign Relations** home page http://www.cfr.org/

Mexico: Council on Foreign Relations http://www.cfr.org/region/mexico/ri376

http://www.cfr.org/experts/nicaragua-panama-paraguay/shannon-k-oneil/b12553 http://www.cfr.org/mexico/two-nations-indivisible/p29765
 * Shannon O'Neil**, Council on Foreign Relations

K. **Migration Policy Institute** []

L. **Corruption Perceptions Index** (Transparency International) []

M. **The National Security Archive home page** http://www2.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/