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- New cold wars : China's rise, Russia's invasion, and America's struggle to defend the West /
- The roles we play /
- The Yemen model : why U.S. policy has failed in the Middle East /
- Bandwagoning in International Relations : China, Russia, and Their Neighbors /
- Governing the feminist peace : the vitality and failure in the women, peace, and security agenda /
- Comparative politics of Latin America : democracy at last? /
- Struggling for time : environmental governance and agrarian survival in Israel/Palestine /
- The United States and the Armenian genocide : history, memory, politics /
- Fighting on the cultural front : U.S.-China relations in the Cold War /
- The art of diplomacy : how American negotiators reached historic agreements that changed the world /
Books
Use the Library Catalogue to locate or discover books on your topic. For search tips, take a look at the Library Catalogue Search guide
If SFU does not have the book you would like, place an InterLibrary Loan (ILL) and SFU will borrow it from another library on your behalf free of charge.
Articles
Find articles by searching databases
Article databases are an excellent tool for academic research and depending on the database, may help focus your search to a specific or specialized area.
Examples of general databases for international studies:
Academic Search Complete
This large, multidisciplinary database provides access to articles from both popular and scholarly journals, covering the full range of disciplines including business, STEM, social sciences, humanities, and arts.
Political Science Complete
Journals, reference books and monographs, and conference papers on political topics with a worldwide focus, reflecting the globalization of contemporary political discourse.
International Political Science Abstracts
Abstracts of political science articles published in journals and yearbooks around the world.
IDRIS+, the IDRC Development Research Information System
Project titles, abstracts, and funding information for all International Development Research Centre projects since 1970.
For more databases, take a look at the full list of databases relevant to international studies.
Find articles by browsing individual journals
The Library Catalogue and article databases search multiple journals at once. Browsing individual journals can sometimes be helpful if you are starting out with your topic or researching a very specific area.
To see journals in the area of international studies, you can search the Library's collection of International Studies journals.
You can also use keywords for your topic in Library Catalogues's advanced search: under "Resource Type," select "Journal."