OEC |
economic data |
Global |
Obervatory of Economic Complexity
a solid and reliable source of data profile for each nation.
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IMF |
economic data |
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International Monetary Fund.
Separate blog here IMF Blog
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Creative Commons License |
License description |
Included so that attributions and references |
A lot of charts, data, articles etc are available under CC BY licence. Usually attributions and reference link to licence is a useful thing to include |
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Our World In Data |
data all sorts |
Global
Datasheets, maps, graphice, charts etc all available under Creative Commons
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Oxford University, data mapping project. |
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Statista |
data and graphics |
Global |
a big bank of statistics and graphics. They are mostly available under commons |
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BBC Country Profile |
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summarized country profile from BBC |
UK |
Nations Online |
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summarized country profiles from nations online |
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UN Network |
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United Nations |
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United Nations. There are specific other sub-sites and parallel sites which are field specific |
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UN WOMEN |
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UN promoting gender equiality |
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UN DESA |
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UN Department of Social and Economic Affairs |
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UN Statistics |
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UN Statistics Division of UN DESA |
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UN Treaties |
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depository and directory of all treaties entered into by UN members |
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intergovernment organizations |
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List of intergovernment Organizations (listed at UN) Xref UN Treaties |
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Wiki List Of InterGovernment Organizations |
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easier lookup for various intergovernment organizations including regional. (not full) |
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UN Journal |
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UN daily journal record |
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UN Observance |
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UN calendar of international days and weeks |
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MEDIA BIAS FACT CHECk |
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Check bias, accuracy, and neutrality of various media sites (????) does theagency itself have a bias? |
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Specialist PuBlications |
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List of specialist publications |
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The Diplomat |
Analysis
News
Reports
Op-Eds
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Asia
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Solid analytical articles from a team with proven expertise. Tends to have an overall viewpoint. Forms a counterbalance to The Economist and Newsweek. |
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Modern Diplomacy |
Analysis
News
Reports
Op-Eds
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EU
Global
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Solid analytical articles. A deep and wide bank of expert and influencial contributors from across the world. |
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MEMO |
News
Analysis
Op-Eds
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MiddleEast |
The MiddleEast Monitor has a lot of content that does not make it to USA. local perspectives of events and policy announcements |
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Eurasia Review |
News.
Opinions
Analysis
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US domestic audience focus. collection from different perspective / interpretation and associated activism. Watch out for proliferation of rightwing (social and economic) articles.
Many other journals / bloggers / organizations also crosspost here, so it is has a wide selection of niche articles too.
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Foreign Policy |
News
Analysis
Reports
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US |
“Foreign Policy” US focus. primary descriptor from their own site “Why what happens there matters here and vice-versa”
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Foreign Affairs |
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Published by Council on Foreign Affairs US uni-polar assertion. |
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Third World network |
Briefs
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Good series of regular briefing papers on applicable topics (pdfs)
Runs a various series topic specific curation and artciles ranging from WTO, UN, Climate Change, from Third world perspectives and priorities
Selective document reporsitory of international organizations based on applicability.
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News Sources
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News Sources
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UN News |
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UN newswire service |
UN |
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Reuters |
News |
Global |
News wire supplier (Syndicated) US |
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AgencE Francaise pressE |
News |
Global |
News wire supplier (syndicated) French |
Fr |
Assiciated Press |
News |
Global |
News wire supplier (syndicated) US
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Xinhua |
News |
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News wire supplier (syndicated) CN |
CN |
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All Purpose |
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Al Jazeera |
News
Reports
Analysis
Op-Eds
Editorials
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Arab
Global
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A robust site for arab and global news. Has solid news from hard to reach places. Op-Ed contributors, experts and policy shapers from across the world.
Has had its journalists threatened / imprisoned for reporting.
English language channel editorial policies and team operate independently of other sister channels
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SCMP |
News
Opinion
Columns
Op-Eds
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HongKong
China
Asia
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Local and global news. Op-Eds from a range of contributors globally. Columnists and opinion pieces from team spreadout (HK, Canada, USA, AU). General news content is mixed bag that is solidly pro-business. In other areas conflicting regular columnist view points frequently occur. Guest Op-Eds from relevant global contributors. |
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Dhaka Tribune |
News
Opinions
Analysis
Reports
Op-Eds
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Bangladesh
Regional
Myanmar
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A good source for news and perspective about South Asia. Bangladesh, Myanmar (Burma). Some Op-Eds also appear in western media |
Bn |
BBC |
News
Analysis
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UK
Global
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A good source for international news. Tends to follow UK foreign policy objectives. |
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Deutche Welles |
News |
Germany
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a good source for news from Germany Aligns with German foreign policy
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Asia Times |
News
Opinions
Op-Eds
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Asia |
Asia focused |
HK
IN
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Merco Press |
News |
South America |
English (news from Mercosur nations) |
UY |
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Global Voices |
News
Opinions
Perspectives
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Global |
A global grassroot, multilingual, primarily volunteer community of writers, translators, academics, and human rights activists. Writing their perspectives. A good source for local perspectives from places |
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Asia |
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Dawn |
News
Reports
Opinion
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Pakistan |
Pakistan, useful for Afganistan news |
Pk |
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The Hindu |
News
Reports
Op-Eds
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India |
India, daily print |
IN |
The Indian Express |
News
Reports
Op-Eds
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India |
India daily print |
IN |
wionews |
Global
News
Reports
Op-Eds
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India |
combative sector of Indian perspective on foreign policy |
IN |
Deccan Herald |
News
Reports
Op-Eds
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India |
India, daily print paper with |
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The Pioneer |
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India |
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The Print |
News
Analysis
Opinions
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India |
India, |
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Strait Times |
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Singapore |
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Vietnam News |
News
Opinion
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(English) state run Communist Party controlled. No dissent, no damaging artciles permitted |
VN |
Kathmandu Post |
News
Opinions
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Nepal |
general news from Nepal |
NP |
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China Daily |
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China
Global
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China, Government run. Useful for checking Chinese government perspective |
CN |
Peoples Daily |
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China |
China CCP.
good for tracking the official lines as well as trends. Keep an eye on articles Zhong Sheng, for the direction CCP is likely to be heading
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Taipei Times |
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Taiwan |
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TW |
Taiwan News |
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Macau Daily Times |
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Macau |
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MO |
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Mainichi |
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Japan |
English version of Japanese |
JP |
Japan Times |
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Japan |
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Papua New Guinea |
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Stuff NZ |
News
Opinion
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Newv Zealand |
Local stuff with local focus. as well as Online versions of various NZ papers |
NZ |
Betoota Advocate |
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Satire
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AU |
Sydney Morning Herald |
News
Opinion
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Australia |
Australia
local
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AU |
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Carribean |
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Jamaica Observer
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local
mixed
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Jamaica |
Local paper dealing with local stuff and international stuff only when directly impacts Jamaica. topical cartoons |
JM |
newsday |
local |
Trinidad & Tobago |
Local |
TT |
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Russia and PeriPheri |
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Moscow Times |
News
Opinions
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Russia |
Dutch owned, and run/hosted outside of Russia independent publication in Russian |
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TUT BY |
Local
News
Op-Eds
Opinions
Reports
covers all sorts of areas
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Belarus |
Russian Language. Not controlled by state. Has had its journalists imprisioned for reporting.
A very public participative discussion forum also accompanies most articles
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Africa |
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The Guardian (NG) |
Local
News
Op-Eds
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Nigeria |
local paper dealing with local stuff, regional and some international stuff |
NG |
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The Punch (NG) |
Local
News
Op-Eds
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Nigeria |
local paper dealing with local stuff, regional and some international stuff |
NG |
Daily Monitor |
Local
News
Op-Eds
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Uganda
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local paper dealing with local stuff, regional and some international stuff |
UG |
The Sowetan |
Tabloid |
South Africa |
local tabloid dealing with local stuff |
ZA |
Front Page Africa |
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Liberia |
Liberia stuff |
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Mail and Guardian |
Local
News
Op-Eds
Features
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South Africa |
South Africa and Southern Africa stuff |
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MiddleEast |
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Khaleej times |
Local
News
Op-Eds
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UAE |
Decent source for the regional news. However this does not make criticism of the autocratic rulers of UAE. Aligns with UAE foreign policy.
cumbersome site
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TRT World |
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Turkey |
Turkish perspective + Prop |
TR |
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Anadolu Agency |
News
Reports
Op-Eds
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Turkey |
Turkish perspective (news agency) |
TR |
Islamic Republic |
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Iran |
government controlled. Iranian government Perspective. |
IR |
Times of Israel |
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Israel |
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Haaretz |
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Israel |
English language, Israel |
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South America |
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need to add more sources from South America |
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La Nacion |
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Chile |
Spanish language
Government owned daily
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correo |
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Peru |
Spanish. national with localized editions
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PE |
Folha International |
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Brazil |
English language version of a few selected items from Portugese Folha de São Paulo (biggest by distribution daily) |
BR |
Rio Times |
News
Op-Ed
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Brazil
S. America
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English.
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BR |
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Pacific |
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Look Vanuatu |
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pacific Islands
Vanautu
PNG
Tonga
Samoa
Nauru
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Samoa Observer |
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Samoa |
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Europe |
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El Pais |
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Spain |
English version |
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Policy Organizations
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Policy and research organizations
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Council on foreign relations |
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US
Global
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US unipolar, dominance viewpoint. (see further up foreign affairs publication) |
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European Council on Foreign Relations |
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Europe
Global
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Pan-European, mixed, |
EU |
Diplomatic News Agency |
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Pakistan
Central Asia
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Good source for news and events in Pakistan and surrounding nations. |
Pk |
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Atlantic Council |
Reports
Studies
Analysis
curated collection from other sources
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US
Global
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Active policy shaping organization.
heavily into transatlantic relationship and US unipolar and supremacy view. reasonable articles which tend to reflect and influence US foreign policy
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FPRI |
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Foreign Policy Research Institute |
US |
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Brookings Institute |
Reports
Analysis
Policy news
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US
Global
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think tank. covers domestic and foreign developements and society. solid analysis and advocacy. influences US foreign and domestic policy.
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Freedom House |
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Global |
Activist organization promoting US led unipolar world view including imposition on other nations
although the annual report, analysis, and index is very much worth looking at.
tends to minimize or outright ignore direct US actions that were detrimental to democracy elsewhere
includes and supports US efforts to destablize or overthrow democratically elected governments elsewhere
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Chatham House |
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Think tank. very influencial. Conducts active policy shaping. Other think tanks that influence national policies post WW One were modelled after Chatham house. Sets UK foreign policy direction. Includes whitewashing negative roles played by UK. |
UK |
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East Asia Forum |
Policy
Research
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East Asia |
Australian National University |
AU |
EURActive |
Policy collections |
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Slovakia |
SV |
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Other Perspectives |
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Counter Punch |
Analysis
Opinions
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Different perspective. Solidly reliable sources and contributors. Offers a robust collection of views |
US |
The Baraza |
Analysis
Opinions
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US |
Forum from Center for International Policy
Different perspectives from within US
Infrequent updates
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The Conversation |
Analysis
Reports
Opinions
Studies
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Wide Range of articles, from verified academics who are currently (at the time of submitting article) employed as a researcher or academic with a university or research institution. Also accepts PhD candidates under supervision by an academic. However articles from Masters students are not accepted. |
UK |
Counter Currents |
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India |
Primarily alternative perspective from non-government Indian context |
In |
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1001 Iraqi Thoughts |
Opinion and concepts pieces |
Iraq |
Self determination movement aiming to highlight Iraqi Voices. Updates are infrequent |
IQ |
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FAIR |
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Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting
useful for checking trends and biases
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Geopolitical Monitor |
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Other Journals |
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Nature |
news,
trends,
research
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Academic Journal
research in all fields of science and technology
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Weekly international journal — peer reviewed
news and interpretation of topical and coming trends affecting science, scientists and the wider public.
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Science and Diplomacy |
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I had to include this rarely updated journal because of the title. Otherwise it is just fluff. |
Journal, looking at science and diplomacy.. primarily US-oriented. Published by AAAS (American Association for Advancement of Science) |
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Fierce Biotech |
news |
usually commercial focus news in the sector |
Good source for tracking current developements in Biotech, including supply pipelines and commercial agreements |
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