The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School (see the April 4, 1997 Scout Report) has put together this page to help those looking for primary texts related to the September 11 events. The Avalon Project Website features documents in the fields of law, history, economics, politics, diplomacy, and government, and the offerings here reflect that span. The September 11 site is extensive and includes...

The National Security Archive released its 135th electronic briefing book on October 1, 2004, and it is one that will be one of great interest to those with a penchant for United States foreign relations in the 1970s. This particular electronic briefing book contains sixteen telcons (transcripted telephone conversations) between Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and other government officials,...

The National Security Archive (NSA) released another electronic briefing book during June 2001. The thirteen documents available here let readers glimpse US government perceptions of political events in 1989 China. Two years ago, the NSA released Tiananmen Square, 1989: The Declassified History (see the June 11, 1999 Scout Report), and since then, they have discovered these additional documents,...

This latest Electronic Briefing Book from the National Security Archive (NSA) (last reviewed in the June 1, 1998 Scout Report for Social Sciences) highlights 35 previously classified government documents from a soon-to-be-published microfiche collection of over 15,000 pages entitled China and the United States: From Hostility to Engagement, 1960-1998. The documents featured at this site all...

This available report from the Rand Corporation examines issues with respect to the former Soviet Union. U.S. and Russian Policymaking with Respect to the Use of Force is the result of a conference held in September of 1995, and is divided into two sections: Russian Cases (5, including Chechnya, Georgia-Abkhazia, and Trans-Dniestria), and American Cases (6, including Lebanon 1982-84, Panama and...

The Bureau of International Information Programs (IIP) serves as the principal international strategic communications service for the foreign affairs community. The IIP was merged into the Department of State in 1999, and works on creating significant numbers of products and services (such as this website and electronic journals) in order to reach key international audiences. As such, the...

The Office of the Historian website was recently launched by the U.S. Department of State in order to provide better access to the official historical documentary records of U.S. foreign policy. The Office is responsible for writing and researching historical studies on various aspects of U.S. diplomacy for use by policymakers, and for the public at large. On their site, visitors can find various...

The Office of the Historian at the U.S. Department of State recently released over 100 documents from the published "Foreign Relations of the United States" (FRUS) series. The documents are specially designed to be read on a number of new devices, such as the iPad, and there are some real gems here. Visitors can use the Volumes and Browse by Administration drop down menus to get started....

The US INSTITUTE OF PEACE web pages contain information regarding conflict resolution, negotiation theory, and specific resources pertaining ot Northern Ireland and South Africa. There is information on programs and organizations in conflict resolution and peace studies, and a general reference section that includes primarily general government resources. There are also links to journals and...

Released as part of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Committee on International Security Studies Occasional Papers series, this 93-page report from December 2002 examines the political, military, and economic consequences of war with Iraq. The report is divided into three self-contained chapters, with each one exploring a different facet that illustrates the potential costs of war for the...