Before you begin clicking links, READ THIS:

Many of these topics are highly controversial. People all over the world are choosing up sides and pumping out "facts" for everyone, including you, to read. As you look at the links below and others that you find on the web and elsewhere, ask yourself these questions:

  • Who published this information?
  • Why did they publish it?
  • What do they want?
  • Does this site represent one particular point of view, or is it giving me an unbiased overview of the topic?

As you do your research, be sure to select your "facts" carefully.

Helpful Sites for All Topics

News links:

United Nations - You could start here, but you might do better looking at some of the other links first because this site can be overwhelming.

Infonation - If you ever need quick information about any of the countries in the world, population, largest city, economy, and tons of other information like that; then this place is for you. Choose up to seven of any of the countries in the world, and you will be able to find the resources that you choose. Simple and easy.

Center for Strategic and International Studies - Non-partisan, tax exempt public policy center dedicated to analysis and policy impact. Sam Nunn is the chairman of the Board of Trustees. Check here for basic information on many of the MUN topics.

CIA World Factbook - If you're looking for information on a specific country, start here. An outstanding site.

Comparative Connections - This is a quarterly electronic journal on East Asian Bilateral Relations.Articles discuss relationship betwen US and Japasn, US and China, US and South Korea, US-Russia and more.

Flags - of all the countries in the world, plus some basic information about each country.

UN Members - A list of all the member nations of the UN. Many have links to detailed information about the country.

Washburn University School of Law Library - Foreign and internation al law web provides links to primary foreign and intrnational legal resources, rsearch aids and sites useful in conducting research in these areas of the law.
Chemical and Biological Weapons
More about chemical weapons - Even more information on the control, use, terrorism,defenses, and domestic preparedness of chemical weapons.

Chemical and biological defenses - General information on the chemical and biological defenses.

Eliminating chemical and biological weapons

Latest developments in biological weapons

Harvard Faculty Pro Global Elimination of Chemical and Biological Weapons - Research done by the faculty at Harvard University, to promote the global elimination of chemical and biological weapons.

Scientists Looks at Bioterrorism - A special report by a scientist on the bio terrorism in our world today.

Biological Weapons and Warfare - Asubsite of a virology site maintained by a virologist, this site presents scientificf and political information related to the topic.

Chemical and Biological Weapons Nonproliferation Project - Problem solving and information clearinghouse organization sponsored primarily by the Carnegie Foundation.

Chemical & Biological Weapons Resource Page - Very helpful links on topics such as protection of U.S. Forces, Biological Weapons Defense, Decontamination.

Defenses Against Biological Weapons - Brief article from Scientific American magazine.
Child Soldiers
Child Soldiers - Leading non-governmental organizations are heading this coalition to impact international law concerning child soldiers.

Child Soldiers Speak - Personal accounts of child soldiers

UNICEF Looks at the Issue - Top level link to UN Fund for children, includes information on conditions and locations of child soldiers
Where Children Are Fighting - Information about children currently participating in armed conflicts on nearly every continent.
China's Admission to World Trade Organization  

QuamNet - News from China.

SUMMARY OF US - CHINA BILATERAL WTO AGREEMENT

News from CNN

Global Warming

Note: When searhing for information on this topic, also try such terms as: greenhouse effect, pollution, environmental health, and global warming.
For in-depth information, search NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies

Environmental Protection Agency - Impacts and policies of global warming, and how individuals and corporations can help address these issues.

A Map View of the Problem - A map of the world illustrating local consequences of global warming.

Cooler Heads Coalition - Project of the Cooler Heads Coalition, formed to dispel the myths of global warming by exposing flawed economic, scientific, and risk analysis. http://www.globalwarming.org (Be sure to note who funds this site and why.)

Envirolink - Interactive explanations of the phenomenon; from EnviroLink.

Landmines

International Campaign to Ban Landmines - A network of more than 1.200 non-governmental organizations in 60 countries, working for a global ban on landmines.

Background and Goals of the United States Campaign to Ban Landmines - This is an abbreviated description for browsers that do not support frames) Website address:

http://www.africapolicy.org/bp/lmineall.htm - Policy brief on banning landmines around the world.

Landmind Survivors Network - The Landmine Survivors Network is a non-profit organization created by landmine survivors to help the hundreds of thousands of civilian landmine victims, and to prevent new ones from ever joining

Sign a Petition - Ban Landmines in Princess Diana's Memory has been made into an automatic online petition. Sign here!

Israel/Palestine Crisis
UN info on Palestine

More news links

Arab World News

Site dedicated to the Israel / Palestine crisis

The Arab Net - An on-line resource for the Arab World and Middle East.

Middle-East Daily News and Information - (from WorldNews.com) International News with a focus on the Middle East. Content changes daily.

Middle East North African Internet Resource Guide - Wide-ranging list of resources assembled by a member of the Poly Sci Department of the Middle East Center at the University of Utah. Includes special resources for K-12 teachers.

Middle East Times - News from Egypt and the Region.

MidEast Web for CoExistence - Appears to represent a pro-Palestinian or pro-Arab viewpoint.

University of Michigan Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies.

Washington Report on Middle East Affairs - The Washington Report is published by the American Educational Trust (AET), a non-profit foundation incorporated in Washington, DC by retired U.S. foreign service officers to provide the American public with balanced and accurate information concerning U.S. relations with Middle Eastern states.Click the "resources" link.

Check the Washington Post, which provides links to the CIA World Factbook and the State Department as well as links to current stories.
The Washington Post provides links to links for other countries in the Middle East, so don't miss this site.
 
World Wide Web Virtual Library on Middle East Studies - Valuable links on food, language, literature, political violence and more, maintained by the Columbia University.

Yahoo's Links to the Countries of the Middle East - Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestinian Authority, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.
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