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Information |
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Organization |
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U.S. Dept. of State |
www.state.gov
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U.S. Government |
www.data.gov |
All the information anyone could ever need on the U S A, or at least our government |
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GPO (U.S. Government Printing Office) |
www.gpo.gov/fdsys/ |
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American Foreign Service Association |
www.afsa.org |
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Peace Corps |
www.peacecorps.gov |
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DACOR |
www.dacorbacon.org |
An organization of foreign affairs professionals |
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The Institute for Civility in Government |
www.InstituteForCivility.org |
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LBJ School of Public Affairs, UT |
www.utexas.edu/lbj |
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Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law, UT |
www.strausscenter.org |
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Austin Newcomers |
www.austinnewcomers.com |
400 links for visitors and newcomers |
International Coverage |
U.S. based |
Foreign Affairs magazine |
www.foreignaffairs.com |
Published by the Council on Foreign Relations |
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Breaking Defense |
www.breakingdefense.com |
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U.S. based |
Reuters |
www.reuters.com |
Latest news from around the world, covering breaking news in business, politics, entertainment, technology, video and pictures. |
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French based |
France24 |
www.france24.com |
International news 24/7 |
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HAARETZ.com |
www.haaretz.com |
English language site for Israel and Mid East news |
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Internationally based |
Gateway House |
www.gatewayhouse.in |
Indian Council on Global Relations |
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Eurasia Net |
www.eurasiagroup.net |
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Geopolitical Monitor |
www.geopoliticalmonitor.com |
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worldnewsconnect.net |
www.worldnewsconnect.net |
Over 120 news sources from around the world |
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U.S. based |
DOS magazine |
www.state.gov/m/dghr/
statemag/ |
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Foreign Policy magazine |
www.foreignpolicy.com |
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Quartz |
https://qz.com |
A digitally native news outlet for the new global economy |
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Retired diplomats in Research Triangle area, N.C. |
American Diplomacy |
www.unc.edu/depts/diplomat/ |
Electronic journal of commentary and analysis on international issues |
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Al Jazeera (in English) |
english.aljazeera.net |
Live feeds from Cairo |
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Internationally based |
BBC |
www.bbc.co.uk |
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Monocle magazine |
www.monocle.com |
A briefing on global affairs, business, culture, & design |
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The Economist magazine |
www.economist.com |
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Stratfor |
www.stratfor.com |
Global intelligence, non-political and non-ideological |
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The Guardian |
www.guardian.co.uk |
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Countries |
Canada |
Connect2Canada |
www.connect2canada.com |
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Mexico |
various sites for Mexican centers, such as educational institutions, foundations, think tanks |
Mexican sites |
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Think Tanks |
U.S. based |
Center for Strategic and International Studies |
csis.org |
Providing strategic insights and bipartisan policy solutions to decision makers |
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U.S. based |
Brookings Institution |
www.brookings.edu |
Top ranked think tank in the world |
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U.S. based |
Belfer Center |
belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/ |
Harvard's center on international and science affairs |
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U.S. based |
Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) |
www.esri.com |
A non-profit think tank that produces and writes about visual messages such as maps |
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U.S. based |
Foreign Policy Research Institute |
www.fpri.org |
Adding perspective to events by fitting them into the larger historical and cultural context of international politics |
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London-based |
Chatham House |
www.chathamhouse.org |
Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, is an independent policy institute based in London. |
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U.S. based |
Rand Corporation |
www.rand.org |
A think tank for policy and decision making |
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The Carnegie Endowment |
http://carnegieendowment.org |
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American Academy of Diplomacy |
www.academyofdiplomacy.org |
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International Service Organizations with a Texas group |
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The Friendship Force - HQ
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www.the friendshipforce.org
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GlobalAustin |
www.globalaustin.org |
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Partners of the Americas |
www.partners.net |
An international grassroots organization |
Free e-books |
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The Gutenberg Project |
www.gutenberg.org |
36,000+ ebooks &
100,000+ from partners in 60+ languages |
Maps |
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Similarities & Differences in the World |
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Contributed by H. Keith Sterzing |
Information for prospective retirees |
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The FLO Office |
www.state.gov/m/dghr/flo/
reentry/index.htm |
USA FSO retiree contacts |