A vast resource of topically-focused digital collections of historical documents that combine the best of legacy microfilms from Gale and Primary Source Media and new, never-before-filmed collections. Specifically developed to address the needs of individual scholars, universities and organizations, Archives Unbound is unique not only for its expansive, multi-disciplinary content but also for the distinct new intuitive search platform by which you access it.
Access includes:
Afghanistan and the U.S., 1945-1963: Records of the U.S. State Department
U.S. Relations and Policies in Southeast Asia, 1944-1958: Records of the Office of Southeast Asian Affairs
National Security and FBI Surveillance Enemy Aliens
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Primary documents central to U.S. foreign and military policy since 1945
Diverse collections organized by country, event, or topic:
Afghanistan/ Argentina/ Berlin Crisis/ Chile & the U.S./ China and the U.S./
CIA Covert Ops/ CIA Family Jewels/ Columbia & the U.S./ Cuban Missile Crisis/
Guatemala and the U.S./ El Salvador 1977-1994/ Electronic Surveillance and the NSA/
Iran Revolution/ Iran-Contra Affair/ Iraqgate/
Japan and the U.S., 1960-2000/ Kissinger Telephone Conversations/
Kissinger Transcripts/ Mexico-U.S. Counternarcotics Policy/ National Security Agency/
Nicaragua/ Peru/ Philippines & U.S. Policy/
Presidential Directives/ South Africa/ Soviet Estimate/
Terrorism and U.S. Policy, 1968-2002/ The United States and the Two Koreas/
U.S. Espionage and Intelligence/ U.S. Intelligence & China/
Intelligence Community 1947-1989 & After 9-11/ Weapons of Mass Destruction/
Military Uses of Space/ U.S. Nuclear History/
Nuclear Non-Proliferation/ U.S. Policy in Vietnam War, 1954-1975
Chronologies; glossaries; subject bibliographies
Click Collections Guide for a list and description of the various collections.
Intelligence, security, and counter-terrorism issues
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Journal articles; reference material
Country reports, news feeds, and Web-based information on terrorism and security
Expert analyses and reports
Recent developments across the international political, military, economic, social and technical spectrum
Current biographies
Military and defense related periodicals, pamphlets, and newsletters
Select Military & Government Collection (option to select Security and Counter Terrorism Reference Center and to search both collections simultaneously)
Search for a specific title or browse a particular periodical
Publications indexed in this database include Air Force Comptroller, Army Reserve Magazine, Defence Studies, Global Security Review, JFQ: Joint Force Quarterly, Military Technology, National Review, Combat Edge, FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Foreign Affairs, and Naval Forces
**Access only to the following countries: China and Russia**
Current economic, political, and business news around the globe
ViewsWire: Highlights and analyses of more than 250 economic, political, and market developments around the world; navigatable by country; updated daily
Executive Briefing: Management analysis and advice
Risk Briefing: Analyses, forecasts, alerts, and background data covering a wide range of risk factors in 60 major markets/countries; updated daily
Industry Briefing: 5-year forecasts and news analysis for 8 key industries
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports, 1956 - 1996 is an archive of foreign broadcasts and news, translated into English from media sources outside the United States.
FBIS is a comprehensive and fully searchable full-text database of openly available news and reports from:
Middle East and North Africa East Asia
Near East and South Asia/ Latin America
South Asia/ Eastern Europe
China/ Soviet Union & Central Eurasia
Asia and the Pacific/ Western Europe
Sub-Saharan Africa
Terrorist news updated daily and allows for the tracking of terrorist activity by region or country.
Search by region, country, terrorist group, tactic, target type, scale of attack, and target ownership
Attack records include details of damage, casualty statistics, and historical trends
Records of statements by terrorist/insurgent groups
Indicators and warnings issued by government agencies
Latitude-longitude geo-codes provided for mapping terrorist attack/threat patterns
Country profiles
Topical and regional net assessments
Situation reports
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Stratfor Worldview is worldwide in scope and provides insights into international security issues, risk management, and global alliances.
Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium (TRAC) is a comprehensive resource for the study of political violence of all kinds. TRAC provides researchers in the fields of terrorism studies, political science, international relations, sociology, criminal justice, philosophy and history with content that enables intellectual clarity on a highly complex topic.
-- Core analyses of 3,800 groups that have been known to aid and abet political violence or terrorist organizations.
-- Original, commissioned analyses of seminal terrorism topics.
-- Profiles of vulnerable regions and cities mostly likely to attract terrorist incidents.
-- Live intelligence repository: TRAC provides a publishing center for research of any length produced by its members.
-- TRAC continuously monitors important news and analysis sources and posts feeds to the site as events unfold.
-- Hot links that quickly navigate between concepts within articles, news feeds, and outside resources.
-- Access to political violence experts worldwide.
-- Hundreds of internet links to think tanks; government agencies; universities, community colleges and police academies offering courses in terrorism, criminal justice, and homeland security; government and private research centers.
Updates the Library’s holdings of the quarterly printed index
(Ref Z 1223 Z7 D4) and the microfiche collection (microfiche 1-2)
Previously classified documents from post-World War II era through the 1970s, many with the original stamps, scribbles, and smudges
Full-text memoranda; reports; letters; cables; and assorted documents
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