Research Information
This is a collection of research materials dedicated to the study of U.S. foreign policy and international relations. We will be updating this constantly, so make sure to come back often. If you are having trouble accessing the links or have recommendations for new resources, do not hesitate to contact me: rcole@rooseveltinstitute.org.
GLOBAL SECURITY: Indicators
Commitment to Development Index
Environmental Sustainability Index
Environmental Vulnerability Index
Economist Intelligence Report: country briefings
Environmental Performance Index
GLOBAL SECURITY: STRATEGY
America's Extended Hand: Obama's Global Engagement Strategy
Contested Commons: The Future of American Power in a Multipolar World
Civil-Military Relations: Fostering Development
Global Ethic vs. National Interest
Small Wars Journal research links
Strengthening Global Development Partnerships
The Washington Consensus: Assessing a Damaged Brand
International Peace & Security: CFR Portal
World Development Report: Development and Climate Change
SUSTAINABLE SECURITY: HUMAN SECURITY
Demographics & Development in the 21st Century
In Search of Sustainable Security: American Progress
SUSTAINABLE SECURITY: ECONOMIC SECURITY
Esther Duflo; the new development paradigm
Admiral Mullen: economic security as national security
Fair Trade vs. Free Trade: CFR report
International Economic Development Group
International Labor Organization: Economic Security report
Labor Mobility Agenda for International Development
Why Don't We See Poverty Convergence?
SUSTAINABLE SECURITY: PEACEMAKING & GLOBALIZATION STUDIES
Religion & Foreign Policy Initiative: CFR Portal
Globalization & the Abrahamic Faiths
Institute for Global Engagement
The Crisis of Islamic Civilization
Wilsonianism in the 21st Century
NATURAL SECURITY: CLIMATE SECURITY
Climate Security: Risks & Opportunities
National Security and the Threat of Climate Change
U.S. Armed Forces & Climate Change
NATURAL SECURITY: ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY
How Natural Resources Effect National Security
Institute for Environmental Security
What Is Environmental Security?
United Arab Emirates seek to build First Carbon-Neutral City
Natural Resources Defense Council
NATURAL SECURITY: FOOD & WATER SECURITY
Food Security & Peacebuilding in Conflict Areas
Global Food Security: USDA briefing
Global Water Crisis: USAID briefing
The State of Food Security in the World
Water & Food Security: Country Profiles
REGIONAL SECURITY: AFRICAN AFFAIRS
Horn of Africa: Interactive Map
South Africa in Transition: Jacob Zuma Profile
Africa Center for Strategic Studies
Africa Growth Initiative: Brookings Institute
REGIONAL SECURITY: EAST ASIAN AFFAIRS
Citizen Spies Put the Spotlight on N. Korea
Indonesia as New Strong Democracy
REGIONAL SECURITY: EUROPEAN AFFAIRS
European Center for Strategic Studies
French Military Strategy & NATO Reintegration
REGIONAL SECURITY: LATIN AMERICAN/ CARIBBEAN AFFAIRS
Latin America Initiative: Brookings Institute
Upside Down World: Covering Activism & Politics in Latin America
Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation
Brazil Institute: Woodrow Wilson Center
Western Hemisphere Security Agenda
Mexico Institute: Woodrow Wilson Center
History of U.S.-Mexico Relations
Colombian Farmers: Incentives to Forego Coca Production
New Challenges to Latin American Democracy
China's Big Move into Latin America
Re-thinking the U.S.-Mexican Border
The Bolivian Alternative Suffers Brain Drain
Brazil Invests in Family Farming
U.S.-Cuba Relations: A New Perspective
REGIONAL SECURITY: MIDDLE EASTERN AFFAIRS
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Crisis Guide: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Near East-South Asia Studies Center
Reza Aslan: Google Videos Portal
NESA Center for Strategic Studies
Promoting Democracy to Deafen Terrorism
Arab Wealth Funds & an "Islamic Corridor"
REGIONAL SECURITY: SOUTH ASIAN AFFAIRS
India, Pakistan, and the Battle for Afghanistan
Waziristan: the Final Frontier
Winning the Information War in Afghanistan & Pakistan
NATIONAL SECURITY: counter-insurgency
Funding the U.S. Counter-Insurgency Wars
How Development Is Constructive COIN
Insurgency & Counter-Insurgency in the 21st Century
RAND Counter-Insurgency Archive
U.S. Government Counter-Insurgency Guide
U.S. Army Counter-Insurgency Manual
NATIONAL SECURITY: COUNTER-NARCOTICS
NATIONAL SECURITY: COUNTER-TERRORISM
Bounding the Global War on Terrorism
Counter-Radicalization Programming
Striking a Balance on Counter-Terrorism Policies
U.S. Allies Critical for Counter-Terrorism Operations
NATIONAL SECURITY: FOREIGN ASSISTANCE
Destructive Spread of Small Arms
Organizing Foreign Assistance to Meet 21st Century Challenges
Iraqi Refugees in the United States
Rethinking US Foreign Assistance
The Effects of Aid on Manufacturing Growth
The Power of Network Diplomacy
What We Can Learn from Chinese Aid
NATIONAL SECURITY: WARFIGHTING
Drones & the Re-symmetricized Battlefield
Recalibrating American Strategy
The Role of Contractors in Combat
The Role of Military Contractors
When is Military Outsourcing Apropriate?
Unexplored Issues Regarding Military Contractors
VOCATIONAL MATERIAL
DEVEX: International Development Executive Careers
State Department: Foreign Service Officer Test Registration
International Development OpenCourseWare
RTI INTERNATIONAL: Development Consulting Careers