Subject Specialist:
Law, Political Science, International Affairs
814-863-1347
e-mail: hms2@psu.edu
Helen Sheehy
Title: Head Social Sciences Library
Subject Specialist:
Law, Political Science, International Affairs
814-863-1347
e-mail: hms2@psu.edu
White House Briefing Room
Browse the various categories or use the search box in the upper-right to find statements, press releases, and more.
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (also known as the Helsinki Commission)
Note: [Penn State Libraries] indicates a resource available to researchers with a Penn State Access Account.
PressDisplay [Penn State Libraries]
Daily papers from around the world. Includes many Russian papers. Includes ability to translate on the fly from some newspapers
World News Connection [Penn State Libraries]
Translations of news stories from around the world
Penn State Libraries' News and Newspaper Sources Research Guide
UN Security Council Meeting Records — including material on Georgia
UN News Centre — use the advanced search to find news stories.
UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) — reports, press briefings, and Security Council resolutions related to Georgia
NATO Home Page -- find press releases with NATO reaction to the Georgia situation
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) — CSIS commentary on the Georgia conflict
Armed Conflict Database [Penn State Libraries]
While this database has little about the most recent problems, it provides good background on the longstanding issues. It does have an up-to-date timeline.
Praeger Security International Online [Penn State Libraries]
Search Georgia and Russia — provides good background and a few recent comments.
CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online) [Penn State Libraries]
Good background and reports on the conflicts history.
The links on this page are to English language web sites. More information may be available in the primary Russian Federation Web sites.
Embassy of the Russian Federation
Includes information and news in English from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Be sure to use the "Useful Links" at the bottom for many more press reports from the Russian government.
Medvedev’s Statement on South Ossetia and Abkhazia — from the New York Times
Links here are to English language resources. Additional information may be available at the companion Georgian language sites.