Menlo School Library: US Foreign Policy: Resources

Online resources

American Presidency Project
A comprehensive collection of presidential papers, speeches, executive orders, etc. from President Washington through the current president.
China Power Project
An organization that assesses China's standing in the world as compared to other nations.
Foreign Affairs
The magazine's home page offers many paywall-free articles. For full access use MAS Ultra.
Foreign Affairs: Fareed Zakaria
A collection of Zakaria's essays published in Foreign Affairs. Full text is available in our MAS Ultra database if you can't read everything at this link.
Foreign Affairs: Walter Russell Mead
A collection of Mead's essays published in Foreign Affairs. Full text is available in our MAS Ultra database if you can't read everything at this link.
Foreign Policy magazine
Read some older articles for free on the website, or find full coverage in MAS Ultra.
Foreign Relations of the United States
Foreign relations documents from the Lincoln administration through the George H.W. Bush administration.
The Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
A research organization from Stanford University.
James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies
This NGO uses analysis and education outreach to slow the development of weapons of mass destruction.
Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty
US news outreach to the world, particularly countries where a free press is not available.
Taiwan: Cross-Strait Relations
Information about the relationship between Taiwan and China, from the Taiwanese government.
US State Department
US government information about foreign policy and international issues.
Voice of America
An international broadcast service funded by the US Congress.

Videos

Databases

America's Historical Newspapers (Newsbank) This link opens in a new window
- Why search here?
  Look here for newspaper articles from many cities across the US.
- What’s included?
  350 years of newspapers and broadsheets.
Annals of American History (Britannica)
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This resource has been discontinued by Britannica. Scroll down to Original Sources for their replacement database.
MAS Ultra (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
- Why search here?
  This very large database is a good place to begin a research project.
- What’s included?
  Tertiary and secondary source articles, images, historical documents, and popular magazines.

Specific journals (these require login):

Foreign Affairs

Tools

Allsides
View news stories as reported by agencies on both sides of the political divide.
Google advanced search
Brief instructions for limiting your Google search to relevant pages.
Journal search in a Menlo database
If you want to read a particular journal, follow these instructions.
JSTOR Instructions
A quick how-to-use guide for advanced search in JSTOR.
Media Bias/Fact Check
This site explains the degree of bias of over 2600 media outlets using a number of criteria.