News
Keeping up to date with events in Eurasia can be challenging. The following are some helpful sources to help you stay informed. You may also want to explore news by country using world-newspapers.com.
Online
- BBC Country Profiles are updated irregularly but can provide more in-depth coverage of regions within countries
- Eurasianet.org provides information and analysis about political, economic, environmental and social developments in the countries of Central Asia and the Caucasus, as well as in Russia, Turkey, and Southwest Asia.
- Neweurasia is a blogging network that showcases English-language blogs on Central Asia and the Caucausus.
- Radio Free Europe reports news in countries where the free press is banned or not yet fully established
- World Tribune - Daily online newspaper specializing in international affairs.
Databases
- World News Connection Archive (197's to 1995) is an archive of English-language and translated news from a wide variety of sources.
- Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports (1941-1974) is the United States' principal historical record of political open source intelligence for 70 years. Most sources originated in other languages and have been translated into English.
Magazines
- Transitions Online is an independent news magazine published online. Subscriber content is not available directly on the website but is available through the library in 2-4 weeks through Academic Search Complete and Factiva.
- The Economist is a weekly magazine with sections for both Asia and Europe covering government, politics, business, and culture.
- Foreign Affairs Published by New York-based think tank - the Council on Foreign Relations
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