You may need newspapers in your research, for finding foreign policy and national security developments, historical information, op-eds, or information on foreign law.
Databases with current and modern newspaper content:
Historical newspapers (1980s and earlier):
Other newspaper databases at Emory:
Woodruff Library has a Research Guide to finding newspapers in databases available at Emory.
Sources for updating your research, finding recent documents, and finding topics for your paper.
ASIL Insights: Short articles on international law news from the American Society of International Law.
ASIL International Law in Brief: Updates to International Legal Materials with links to new primary documents in international law, with summaries.
Global Legal Monitor: Articles on foreign and international law news by topic or jurisdiction (including courts), with dates, citations, and some document links.
Jurist News: Brief news articles and longer commentary on US and global legal news.
Brookings: Nonpartisan research on policy and governance, with articles by topic including Peacekeeping & Peacebuilding; US Defense Policy; Democracy, Conflict, & Governance; Fragile States; and Humanitarian & Disaster Assistance.
Just Security blog: Daily digital law and policy journal on national security, democracy and the rule of law, and rights. Find featured and recent articles, or find articles by key topics including Armed Conflict, Democracy & Rule of Law, and International Law, plus a podcast.
Lawfare blog: Multimedia publication on national security law, democracy, cybersecurity, executive powers, and foreign policy. Find highlights of recent articles, or use the topic list to find articles on Armed Conflict, Criminal Justice & Rule of Law, Democracy & Elections, Foreign Relations & International Law, and Terrorism & Extremism. It also offers the Lawfare Daily podcast.
Blogs on international law can be searched using Justia BlawgSearch.
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