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Theory and research in international affairs with policy briefs, case studies, maps, and country data.
Vendor: Columbia University Press Coverage: Varies Full Text: Some Full Text
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To perform a simple keyword search, enter the desired terms in the search box at the top of the CIAO page and click the Search button. Ex: water resources conflicts africa
Enclose terms in quotation marks to search for exact phrases. Ex: "climate change"
For the broadest search, leave the search field at All Fields. Otherwise, use the dropdown menu to limit the search to the desired field.
Refine your search results using the categories on the left side of the results page.
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Click on a document title; if the full text is available, it will appear below the document citation/abstract field in an embedded Adobe Reader window.
If full text is not available for a document you want, send the link to library@erau.edu.
A comprehensive guide to countries around the world, including facts, travel essentials, and extensive coverage of culture, history, and language.
Vendor: World Trade Press Full Text: Complete
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Some country guides also offer Country Overview Videos that provide basic country facts.
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Use the Select Country by Map or the Select Country by List to choose specific countries.
From the Country Profile Page, use section options on the left side of screen to expand section summary topics.
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Results on the web-based database cannot be downloaded and exported to Excel
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Content can be browsed by date, region, country, perpetrator group, weapon type, attack type, or target type.
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Documents related to homeland security and cybersecurity policy, strategy and organizational management from sources including federal, state, and local governments; international governments and institutions; nonprofit organizations and private entities.
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Articles, news feeds, and reports related to security and terrorism issues, including those related to international politics, military, and economics.
Vendor: EBSCOhost Coverage: Varies Full Text: Partial
Provides a wide range of journals, ebooks, and research reports encompassing research on international security and peace and conflict studies from all corners of the globe.
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Enclose terms in quotation marks to search for exact phrases: “climate change”
Use an asterisk (*) at the end of the root of a word to find all variants: climat* will find climate, climatic, etc.
Connect search terms with AND: "climate change" AND migration AND water
Find synonyms with OR and parentheses: ("greenhouse gas" OR co2) AND emission*
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A digital intelligence repository of research and analysis covering terrorism and political violence.
Vendor: Beacham Group, LLC Coverage: Varies Full Text: Complete
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Click Weekly Analyst Review to subscribe to TRAC's weekly e-newsletter with updates on recent developments and incident reports. Full-text past newsletters are also available.
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Use the search box on the homepage or browse the headers: Incidents, Insights, Chatter, Research, Regions,
Groups, and Videos.
Enclose terms in quotation marks to search for exact phrases: "islamic state"
Use the menu on the left of any results page to narrow your results by Categories (Primary Resource Material, Photos,etc.), Date Occurred, Groups, Countries, Ideology, Tactics, and Targets.
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Historic and contemporary insight into conflicts and their causes, impact, and perception on a global scale.
Vendor: Gale Coverage: Varies Full Text: Partial
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Searches declassified Department of Defense and government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business-related documents from the Defense Technical Information Center.
Vendor: Defense Technical Information Center Coverage: Varies Full Text: Partial
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Documents are sometimes reclassified and no longer accessible.
Click on a document title to view the citation/abstract page. If the item is available full-text, a link titled View the full text of this report will be present.
Some documents are hundreds of pages. Please check the pagination (found on the citation/abstract page) before downloading to ensure sure your Internet connection can accomodate it.
DTIC does not support wildcard (truncation) searching.
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Click on the Request button or request this book link to fill out the form to request the library purchase it if you cannot locate it in our catalog.
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Look for bolded words to see where your search terms were found in the book.
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Specialized reference sources such as almanacs, encyclopedias, and books on a variety of topics.
Vendor: Gale Full Text: Complete
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