Comparative & International Politics

produced by Independent Media Institute to promote alternative news sources

U.S. State Department

sponsored by the nonpartisan think tank

annual U.S. Dept. of State report

Latest election results from around the world broken out by county, party, etc.

online community promoting awareness, education, and activism for women worldwide

Compiled by the Library of Congress

"... a community of more than 300 bloggers and translators around the world who work together to bring you reports from blogs and citizen media everywhere, with emphasis on voices that are not ordinarily heard in international mainstream media."

See also https://english.nira.or.jp/

clearinghouse for terrorism research and analysis reports by RAND divisions

Central Intelligence Agency

created by the World Bank to measure quality of governance through empirical research

primary reference source on the work of the UN