Research Guides: POSC 282: Terrorism and Counterterrorism: News and Current Affairs

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Newspapers

New York Times (NYTimes.com)
Access to current New York Times. Subscription access provided through a partnership with the Carleton Student Association. First-time users will need to make an account with their Carleton credentials; faculty & staff accounts need to be every few years.
Note for existing NYTimes.com subscribers:
SIGN UP HERE! If you have an active paid account with the New York Times using your @carleton.edu email address, you may keep your subscription. Or, to register for our institutional subscription, you must first cancel your existing subscription -- this includes both personal subscriptions, and subscriptions from other institutions, even if it is lapsed. To cancel your subscription and switch to our institutional subscription, contact the New York Times directly at edu@nytimes.com.
Washington Post (washingtonpost.com)
Access to current Washington Post content going back to 2004, including access to the WaPo app. Archives searchable back through ProQuest Historical Newspapers. Click "more..." below for app signup instructions...
You can now receive Digital Subscription access provided by Carleton. Follow these steps to activate your free subscription to enjoy unlimited access to The Washington Post online and on the app.
1. Visit the signup page to sign-up with your Carleton email address. Enter your Carleton email address, agree to the Terms of Service and hit Continue. Choose a password and click create an account.
2. Click on Your Name in the upper right-hand corner
3. Click My Post
4. Once you are in My Post, click Manage Account on the right hand side.
5. Make sure your email address is Verified, if not, click “Unverified” to be sent a verification email. If your email address is already verified, you will not get this prompt.
6. Once verified, click over to the Subscription & Billing tab.
7. Click Activate free digital access
Nexis Uni
(Searches through citations and the full text)
Access to the full text of newspapers (foreign and domestic), as well as business, legal, medical, and reference publications.
Access World News
(Searches through citations and the full text)
A comprehensive current news database, contains hundreds of local, regional, national, and international news sources (including the St. Paul Pioneer Press and Minneapolis Star Tribune).
FBIS: Foreign Broadcast Information Service
(Searches through citations and the full text)
Translated broadcasts, news agency transmissions, newspapers, periodicals, and government statements from around the globe, 1941 - 1996.
JPRS: Joint Publications Research Service Reports
(Searches through citations and the full text)
Includes translated books, reports, serials, journal and newspaper articles, radio and television broadcasts from nations around the globe with an emphasis on communist and third-world countries. Covers 1957 - 1994.

Magazines

In addition to newspapers, you can turn to magazines for timely analysis of current affairs, often more in-depth than newspapers offer. Below are catalog links for three major publications -- these can be accessed online (plain text only) or in print on our shelves. In addition, you will find a link to the list of magazines in the ProQuest Politics Collection.

Foreign Policy
Access to full content of the website for Foreign Policy magazine. When off-campus, use the campus VPN for best access.

Foreign Affairs
A "leading forum for serious discussion of American foreign policy and global affairs." Available in print (3rd floor Periodicals) and online.
The Economist
Available online and in the 4th Floor Periodicals ("The Rookery").
ProQuest Politics Collection's list of magazines
Full list of full-text magazines dealing with politics and international relations from ProQuest's Politics Collection. Click on a publication title to browse or search within issues.