Politics & International Relations

Useful links

For quick access to high quality information for your assignments, try the links on these pages.

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New in Feb 2024! Think Tank reports on the invasion of Ukraine

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Finding Articles

News Sources

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• Current News

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• China Daily

fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

The official English newspaper of China.

• The Conversation - Politics + Society

Search and browse, or sign up to the daily newsletter, for an independent source of news analysis and informed comment written by academic experts working with professional journalists to reach a wider audience. The Conversation aims to provide the expert insight needed to better understand current affairs and the complex issues we face.

• The Economist

Leading weekly magazine covering global political, economic and business news. Includes archive back to 1997. App also available.

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• Financial Times

Access the current FT, and the archive back to 2004, for political analysis as well as business and financial news.

FT video

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• The Moscow Times

Russia’s leading, independent, English-language media outlet.

• Nexis Uni

Regional and national newspaper articles from the UK and across the world, dating from the 1980s right up to today.

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For use in the UK only

• PANAPRESS (Pan African News Agency)

Based in Senegal with a network of correspondents throughout Africa, this aims to be the most complete information portal on Africa. Also available in French and Portuguese.

• PressReader

Access current UK and international newspapers and magazines in full colour, plus a 365 day archive. Sync across devices once you're registered.

This video gives you a brief overview of what's available.

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