Political & Country Risk
Others Related to Political Risk
(including courses or syllabi)
Campbell Harvey
Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, includes Country Risk Analysis on his Internet site, which contains notes from his classes, which cover economic as well as political risk. Data is country specific and free.
www.duke.edu/~charvey/Country_risk/couindex.htm
Federation of American Scientists
This organization provides information on the arms trade, weapons control, intelligence (including agencies worldwide), terrorism and terrorist groups, other strategic security issues, as well as on information technology, energy and the environment.
www.fas.org
Harper Risk, Inc.
This consulting and administration firm offers services in risk management and insurance, and their home page contains a list arranged alphabetically and by subject on insurance, fact-finding and political risk websites. Fee-based.
www.harperrisk.com
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
This is the course syllabus for a Political Risk class offered by the university, and the site also has lecture notes, readings and some links.
www.acad.polyu.edu.hk/~mspeter/politica.htm
LPH Putnam Limited
This British insurance company offers political risk insurance on many variables, and this interesting site demonstrates how the private sector defines political risk.
www.lphpitman.co.uk
Millennium
This political risk brokerage offers insurance on thirteen different variables for companies worldwide. A good site to see current events reported from a Canadian perspective.
www.mcm.ca
Oxford Analytica
This consulting firm analyzes political, economic and social developments worldwide. Its various sites provide free samples, as well as historical articles and lists of services and links to other sites, primarily to publications, nonprofit groups, statistical institutes, and political and non-governmental organizations.
www.oxan.com
Risk World
Provides links to all other websites that deal with any sort of risk including political risk and contains various sections including a bookstore, organizations and news services. Links to hundreds of websites and articles for free.
www.riskworld.com
Sapra India
This site, by an India think tank, focuses on peace and conflict studies, political risk, terrorism, and security issues pertinent to South Asia.
www.subcontinent.com
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri)
This site focuses on data pertaining to such international relations and security issues as armed conflict, arms production and trade, defense spending, and weapons data.
www.sipri.org
University of Pittsburgh, Center for Russian & European Studies
This site provides all types of information about the region including political information and links to other important information sources for the region.
www.ucis.pitt.edu/reesweb/
World Capital Forum
Owned by Dr. Thomas C. Heynen, Asian University for Science and Technology, this site has literally hundreds of links arranged by topic and is an excellent source for world news because of its links to every major international paper and foreign policy magazine.
www.worldcapitalforum.com