LibGuides: INTS 114: Introduction to Peace Studies: Web Sites

Evaluating Sources

All sources, but especially online ones, should be evaluated in terms of authority (the author's expertise and/or experience), purpose (the intent of the work), publisher (their publication requirements and intent), relevance (how closely it relates to your topic and the scope of coverage), date (the age of the information), and documentation (resources used for the source). For more information on how to critically evaluate sources, see our Evaluating Sources information guide.

Web Sites - Peace Related

Google Scholar

Google Scholar is an open web source that will search scholarly content.

If the item is available freely online, there will be a link that reads "PDF" or "HTML"
If the item is available through Ikeda Library, there will be a link that reads "Find it @ Ikeda Library"

Web Sites

Atlantic Council
Driven by our mission of “shaping the global future together,” the Atlantic Council is a nonpartisan organization that galvanizes US leadership and engagement in the world, in partnership with allies and partners, to shape solutions to global challenges
Brookings Institute
The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, DC. Our mission is to conduct in-depth research that leads to new ideas for solving problems facing society at the local, national and global level.
Center for Strategic & International Studies
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a bipartisan, nonprofit policy research organization dedicated to advancing practical ideas to address the world’s greatest challenges.
Chatham House
Chatham House’s mission is to help governments and societies build a sustainably secure, prosperous and just world.
Council on Foreign Relations
The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher dedicated to [helping people] better understand the world and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other countries.
Global Public Policy Institute
The Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) is an independent non-profit think tank based in Berlin. Our mission is to improve global governance through research, policy advice and debate.
Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis
The Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis is an independent, nonpartisan research organization specializing in national security, foreign policy, and defense planning issues.
Rand Corporation
RAND's mission is both simple and incredibly complex: We exist to help policymakers make decisions that are based on the best available information.
The Trilateral Commission
The Trilateral Commission is a non-governmental, policy-oriented forum that brings together leaders in their individual capacity from the worlds of business, government, academia, press and media, as well as civil society. The Commission offers a global platform for open dialogue, reaching out to those with different views and engaging with decision makers from around the world with the aim of finding solutions to the great geopolitical, economic and social challenges of our time.