Peace and Conflict on the Web

War in Iraq:

• Iraq War - Academic Information (http://Academicinfo.net/iraqwar.html)
• Iraq (War on Terrorism) (http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/iraq.htm) – Comprehensive list of links, including country information, government and UN info, non-governmental agency sites, and much more. From the Special Libraries Association.
• IraqJournal.org (http://www.iraqjournal.org)
• Journalist's Toolbox: Iraq and U.S. Conflict (http://www.journaliststoolbox.com/newswriting/iraq.html)
• War and Peace (http://lii.org/search/warandpeace) – From the Librarian's Index to the Internet
• The War on Terrorism: Saddam Hussein and Iraq (http://www.lib.ecu.edu/govdoc/iraq.html)

General Resources on Peace and Conflict:

• Almanac of Policy Issues: world affairs and national security (http://www.policyalmanac.org/world/index.shtml) – Nonpartisan background information on a wide range of related subjects.
• GlobalSecurity.org (http://www.globalsecurity.org) – Organization which seeks to reduce reliance on nuclear weapons and the risk of their use.
• Human Rights Watch (http://www.hrw.org)
• National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (http://www.ncptsd.org)
• Peace, conflict resolution, and international security (http://www.etown.edu/vl/peace.html) – Part of the World Wide Web Virtual Library.

Coping with War:

• Helping Companies and Their Employees Cope with War (http://www.unitedwaymiami.org/files/helping%20companies%20cope%20with%20war.pdf)
• National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (http://www.ncptsd.org)
• ReliefWeb (http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf) – part of of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
• Talking with Kids about War and Violence (http://www.pbs.org/parents/issuesadvice/war/)

Ethics and War:

• Buddhist peace fellowship (http://www.bpf.org/html/home.html)
• The good war and those who refused to fight it (http://www.pbs.org/itvs/thegoodwar)
• Just war - or a just war? (http://www.cartercenter.org/news/documents/doc1249.html) – Essay by former President Jimmy Carter
• Markkula Center for Applied Ethics () – Search for articles on war or peace.
• United for peace and justics (http://www.scu.edu/ethics/search)
• United States Institute of Peace (http://www.usip.org)

Magazines and Journals:

• IDEA (http://www.ideajournal.com)
• Peace Magazine (http://www.peacemagazine.org)

National Security:

• Center for Security Policy (http://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org)
• Operation Liberty Shielf (http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/interapp/press_release/press_release_0115.xml)
• Project for the new American Century (http://www.newamericancentury.org/index.html) – Dedicated to the idea that "American leadership is good both for America and for the world [and' that such leadership requires military strength, diplomatic energy and commitment to moral principle. . . "
• Security Council Resolution 1441, 8 November 2002 (http://www.al-bab.com/arab/docs/iraq/unscr1441.htm) – Full text of the "Resolution on the return of weapons inspectors to Iraq, adopted unanimously by the UN Security Council on 8 November 2002"
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security (http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic)

Terrorism:

• America's War Against Terrorism (http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/usterror.html) – Massive collection of links to websites, .PDF documents, and other information relating to terrorism. From the University of Michigan document center.
• Anti-Defamation League Terrorism Page (http://www.adl.org/main_terrorism.asp)
• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA): The War on Terrorism (http://www.odci.gov/terrorism/index.html)
• Ecoterrorism (http://www.cdfe.org/ecoterror.htm)
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI): Counterterrorism (http://www.fbi.gov/terrorinfo/counterrorism/waronterrorhome.htm)
• Islam and the issue of terrorism (http://www.themodernreligion.com/terrorism.htm) – Extensive list of links to articles, news stories, and essays about terrorism, Islam, and civil rights.
• PoliticalTerrorism Database (http://polisci.home.mindspring.com/ptd)
• Response to Terrorism (http://usinfo.state.gov/is/international_security/terrorism.html) – US Dept. of State site; includes information on terrorist organisations and patterns of terrorism.
• South Asian terrorism portal (http://www.satp.org)
• Terrorism Law and Policy (http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/terrorism.htm)
• Terrorism Research Center (http://www.terrorism.com)
• Terrorism (http://www.cfr.org/issue/135) – Presented by the Council on Foreign Relations

Weapons and Warfare:

• Center for Biosecurity (http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org) – Information on anthrax, smallpox, and other possible biological weapons.
• Center for Nonproliferation Studies (http://cns.miis.edu)
• Chemical and Biological Weapons Nonproliferation Project (http://www.stimson.org/cbw/programhome.cfm)
• Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War (http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/91.htm)
• GlobalSecurity.org (http://www.globalsecurity.org) – Organization which seeks to reduce reliance on nuclear weapons and the risk of their use.

World Trade Center/Pentagon Attacks 9/11/01:

• American Studies: Terrorist Attack on the United States (http://www.academicinfo.net/usa911.html)
• Rumors of the War: Urban Legends Reference Pages (http://www.snopes2.com/rumors/rumors.htm) – Many stories and rumors spread quickly after the attacks. Some are true, others are false. Check this site and read the background and analysis of stories before passing them on to others.

 

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