Global Security: Overview

Background Notes are updated/revised by the Office of Electronic Information and Publications of the Bureau of Public Affairs as they are received from regional bureaus.

A database of reports and studies on international relations and security-​related issues from think tanks, research institutes and NGOs from around the world.

Information on domestic and international terrorist attacks around the world since 1970, including the date and location of the incident, the weapons used, nature of the target, the number of casualties, and the group or individual responsible.

Reports on where terrorist acts have occurred, state sponsorship of terrorism and assessments of terrorist groups, from the U.S. State Department.

Research and data on international relations and security trends, multilateral peace operations, military expenditure, arms transfers, arms embargoes, and national reports on arms exports.

Digital documents relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government. Includes links to supporting documents expressly referred to in the body of the text.

U.S. declassified documents, pictures, and recordings obtained through the Freedom of Information Act

Reports aggregate and individual governance indicators (political stability, rule of law, regulatory quality, voice and accountability, etc.) for over 200 countries for 1996–2020

Listing of terrorist incidents, location, weapons and tactics used, perpetrators, and targets, 1968 through 2009.