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International Security Guide

Guides highlighting major resources in international security prepared for students in Arturo Sotomayor's course on Security Policy Analysis

Statistics and Data

A Beginner's Guide to Conflict Data: Finding and Using the Right Dataset

See the following for authoritative compilations of data:

Military Balance
SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute)
Includes databases on arms transfers, the arms industry, military expenditure, and multilateral peace operations.
United Nations Disarmament Yearbook

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Covers armaments and arms control, conflicts and resolutions, security arrangements and disarmament, as well as longer-term trends in international security. (Access to SIPRI Yearbooks from 2010 onward.)

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