--- title: Strategic Intelligence Research Guide | Patrick Henry College description: Strategic Intelligence Research Guide for Patrick Henry College Students --- 540-338-1776 [![Patrick Henry College logo](https://www.phc.edu/hubfs/Shield%2c%20Tag%2c%20Color%2c%201%20line%2c%20RGB.jpg "Patrick Henry College logo")](https://www.phc.edu?hsLang=en) # Strategic Intelligence Welcome to the research guide for Strategic Intelligence [![Library Home](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/1718959/df365c7c-5275-4167-8380-c24cec5fac2e.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/1718959/df365c7c-5275-4167-8380-c24cec5fac2e) ## "Your analysis and conclusions are only as good ## as the research that supports it." All library resources including print books, ebooks, and journal articles are searchable from the [library catalog.](https://www.phc.edu/library?hsLang=en) When using intelligence sources, it is imperative that you check the integrity of your sources, especially of websites that may have a vested interest in a particular viewpoint. Library assistance is always available at [askalibrarian@phc.edu](https://www.phc.edu/ask-a-librarian?hsLang=en).  ## Defining your topic Your project may include a specific country report or an analysis of current world leaders or a position policy report. Your instructor will provide the information on the specific type of project and the format required for the completed project.  ## Subscription-only databases (not publicly accessible) - [**Library catalog**](https://www.phc.edu/library?hsLang=en) - Search print collection, ebooks, and journal articles - Access Interlibrary Loans for items not in the PHC Library collection - **Journal articles** can be searched by title, author, keyword or phrase:  - [ProQuest: ](https://ezproxy.phc.edu/login?url=http://www.proquest.com/pqrl?accountid=13113)database that provides access to articles from many journals including Foreign Affairs - [RANE Risk Intelligence:](https://ezproxy.phc.edu/login?url=https://enterprise.ranenetwork.com/core-intel/) provides tools to harness the value of OSINT, analysis to provide context, forecasts to provide direction, and assessments to enable specific action. - [Nexis Uni](https://ezproxy.phc.edu/login?url=http://www.nexisuni.com/): database of news articles - [Intelligence and National Security](https://phclibrary.on.worldcat.org/oclc/60618005): widely regarded as the world's leading scholarly journal focused on the role of intelligence and secretive agencies in international relations - [International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence](https://phclibrary.on.worldcat.org/oclc/49658128): serves as a medium for professionals and scholars to exchange opinions on issues and challenges encountered by both government and business institutions in making contemporary intelligence-related decisions and policy - **PRO Tip**: Need access to foreign language academic journals? The PHC online catalog gives you the option of choosing to limit your search to peer-reviewed journals in specific foreign languages for specific time periods. Simply use the menu on the left of the page to select "peer reviewed," time period, such as last five years, and the language of choice. Don't speak the language? Use Google translate to translate possible subject terms and use those to begin your search. You can then use Google translate to search the articles for appropriate material. **Best "how to" book on open source research: ** - Bazzell, M. (2024). [OSINT techniques : resources for uncovering online information](https://phclibrary.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1479711121) **Think tanks: ** - Harvard’s[**Belfer Center**](https://www.belfercenter.org/) - **[Brookings Institute](http://www.brookings.edu/about/programs/metro/research)** - research on topics such as international affairs, Homeland Security, defense, and crime. - [**Carnegie Endowment for International Peace **](https://carnegieendowment.org/)- (international perspectives) - [**Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) **](https://www.csis.org/analysis)- analysis on a number of current "hot spots," as well as continuing conflicts - [**Council on Foreign Relations **](https://www.cfr.org/) - [**Foreign Policy Research Institute **](https://www.fpri.org/)- US foreign policy & national security interests - **[Hoover Institute](https://www.hoover.org/)  ** - **[Jamestown Foundation](https://jamestown.org/#!)** **Think tanks for specific subject areas:** *Security Issues* - **[AEI's Critical Threats Project](https://www.criticalthreats.org/) **- provides authoritative critical threat analysis searchable by country, region, and/or persons involved. - [**Global Fire Power**](https://www.globalfirepower.com/) - military readiness statistics by country - [**Global Security**](https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/dprk/missile.htm) - detailed military capabilities - **[International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)](https://www.iiss.org/)** - **[Stimson Center](https://www.stimson.org/) ** *Terrorism/Counterterrorism* - **[Combating Terrorism Center at West Point](https://ctc.westpoint.edu/) ** - **[Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium](https://www.trackingterrorism.org/) (TRAC)** *Capacity Building* - **[International Justice Mission](https://www.ijm.org/our-work/) **-** **(advocacy/partnership) - **[United Nations](http://www.un.org/en/index.html)** *Civil Institutions/Religious Freedom* - **[Freedom House](https://freedomhouse.org/)** (democracy-focused think tank) **Statistical information: **country specific statistical information related to population, health, energy, violence etc. - [ Our World in Data](https://ourworldindata.org/search) - [Pakistan](https://ourworldindata.org/search?countries=Pakistan) - [China](https://ourworldindata.org/search?countries=China) - [North Korea](https://ourworldindata.org/search?countries=North+Korea) - [Russia](https://ourworldindata.org/search?countries=Russia) - [Venezuela](https://ourworldindata.org/search?countries=Venezuela) - [The Statesman's year-book](https://phclibrary.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1238236): in print in the library's Reference section at Ref JA51 .S7  - [UN statistical information center](https://www.un.org/esa/progareas/stats.html) - [**World Bank** ](https://data.worldbank.org/)- economic data  **US Government sources** - [**Defense Intelligence Agency, Threat Reports**](https://www.dia.mil/Military-Power-Publications/) - [Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Assessments and Reports](https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/reports-publications/reports-publications-2026) Arab World - **English-language publications ** - [**Al Jazeera **](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/) **China** - **English-language publications **(note English-language newspapers may be government controlled) - - **[China Daily](http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/)** - (representing the National voice) - **[Global Times ](http://www.globaltimes.cn/china/)** - **[Shanghai Daily](https://www.shine.cn/news/) ** - **[SixthTone](http://www.sixthtone.com/) **- (for deeper cultural stories written by expats in China) **India ** - **English-language publications** - **[Economic News ](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/)** - **[Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/)** **Pakistan ** - **Pakistani English-language publications** - [**92News **](https://92newshd.tv/) - [**Ary News**](https://arynews.tv/) - [**Business Recorder**](https://www.brecorder.com/) - [**Dawn**](https://www.dawn.com/) - [**Daily Times**](https://dailytimes.com.pk/) - [**Dunya News**](https://dunyanews.tv/) - [**Express Tribune**](https://tribune.com.pk/)  - [**The Friday Times**](https://thefridaytimes.com/) - [**Geo News**](https://www.geo.tv/) - [**Herald**](https://herald.dawn.com/) - [**HUM News**](https://humnews.pk/) - [Kashmir News Service](https://www.knskashmir.com/) - [**The Nation**](https://www.nation.com.pk/) - [The News International](https://www.thenews.com.pk/) - [Pakistan Observer](https://pakobserver.net/) - [**Pakistan Today**](https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/)  - [**Samaa TV**](https://www.samaa.tv/) - **Pakistani Foreign-language publications** - [**Aaj News **](https://www.aaj.tv/) - [**Associated Press of Pakistan**](https://urdu.app.com.pk/urdu/) - [**BOL News**](https://www.bolnews.com/urdu/) - [**Daily Ausaf**](https://dailyausaf.com/) - [**Daily Dunya**](https://dunya.com.pk/index.php/) - [**Daily Jang**](https://jang.com.pk/) - [**Daily Mashriq**](https://mashriq.com.pk/) - [**Daily Pakistan**](https://dailypakistan.com.pk/) - [**Express News**](https://www.express.pk/) - [**Jasarat News**](https://www.jasarat.com/) - [**Nawaiwaqt**](https://www.nawaiwaqt.com.pk) - **Pakistani Think Tanks** - [**Center for International Strategic Studies Pakistan (CISS)**](https://ciss.org.pk/) - [**Center for Peace and Development Initiatives**](https://www.cpdi-pakistan.org/) - [Institute of Policy Studies Islamabad](https://www.ips.org.pk/) - [**Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad**](https://issi.org.pk/) - [**Pak Institute for Peace Studies Pvt Ltd. (PIPS)**](https://www.pakpips.com/) - **Pakistani Journals through [ProQuest](https://ezproxy.phc.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/pqrl?accountid=13113)** - [**Defence Journal, **](https://ezproxy.phc.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/pqrl/publication/616545?accountid=13113&decadeSelected=2020+-+2029&yearSelected=2024&monthSelected=01&issueNameSelected=02024Y01Y01$23Jan+2024$3b++Vol.+26+$2806$29)Karachi: AsiaNet Pakistan - [**Enterprise, **](https://ezproxy.phc.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/pqrl/publication/616543?accountid=13113&decadeSelected=2020+-+2029&yearSelected=2024&monthSelected=01&issueNameSelected=02024Y01Y01$23Jan+2024$3b++Vol.+30+$2801$29)Karachi: AsiaNet Pakistan - [**Flare, **](https://ezproxy.phc.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/pqrl/publication/616542?accountid=13113&decadeSelected=2020+-+2029&yearSelected=2023&monthSelected=12&issueNameSelected=02023Y12Y31$23Dec+31,+2023)Karachi: AsiaNet Pakistan - [**Islamic Studies, **](https://ezproxy.phc.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/pqrl/publication/105845?accountid=13113&decadeSelected=2020+-+2029&yearSelected=2023&monthSelected=12&issueNameSelected=02023Y12Y01$23Dec+31,+2023$3b++Vol.+62+$284$29)Islamabad: AsiaNet Pakistan - **[Journal of Business & Economics,](https://ezproxy.phc.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/pqrl/publication/1946347?accountid=13113&decadeSelected=2020+-+2029&yearSelected=2023&monthSelected=01&issueNameSelected=02023Y01Y01$23Jan-Jun+2023$3b++Vol.+15+$281$29) **Islamabad: Air University Faculty of Administrative Sciences - **[Journal of Business Strategies,](https://ezproxy.phc.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/pqrl/publication/616535?accountid=13113&decadeSelected=2020+-+2029&yearSelected=2022&monthSelected=12&issueNameSelected=02022Y12Y01$23Dec+2022$3b++Vol.+16+$282$29) **Karachi: AsiaNet Pakistan - **[Journal of Law and Society,](https://ezproxy.phc.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/pqrl/publication/4545482?accountid=13113) **Peshawar: Law College - **[Journal of Political Studies,](https://ezproxy.phc.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/pqrl/publication/237375?accountid=13113&decadeSelected=2020+-+2029&yearSelected=2023&monthSelected=07&issueNameSelected=02023Y07Y01$23Summer+2023$3b++Vol.+30+$281$29) **Lahore: Department of Political Science, University of the Punjab - **[Pakistan Journal of Criminology,](https://ezproxy.phc.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/pqrl/publication/2034993?accountid=13113&decadeSelected=2020+-+2029&yearSelected=2020&monthSelected=07&issueNameSelected=02020Y07Y01$23Jul-Dec+2020$3b++Vol.+12+$283$2f4$29) **Peshawar: Pakistan Society of Criminology - **[Policy Perspectives,](https://ezproxy.phc.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/pqrl/publication/616530?accountid=13113&decadeSelected=2020+-+2029&yearSelected=2022&monthSelected=12&issueNameSelected=02022Y12Y01$23Dec+2022$3b++Vol.+19+$282$29)** Islamabad: AsiaNet Pakistan - **[South Asian Studies,](https://ezproxy.phc.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/pqrl/publication/276231?accountid=13113&decadeSelected=2020+-+2029&yearSelected=2023&monthSelected=12&issueNameSelected=02023Y12Y01$23Dec+2023$3b++Vol.+38+$282$29) **Lahore: Centre for South Asian Studies, University of the Punjab - **[Southasia,](https://ezproxy.phc.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/pqrl/publication/616528?accountid=13113&decadeSelected=2020+-+2029&yearSelected=2024&monthSelected=02&issueNameSelected=02024Y02Y01$23Feb+2024$3b++Vol.+28+$2802$29) **Karachi: AsiaNet Pakistan - **[Strategic Studies, ](https://ezproxy.phc.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/pqrl/publication/616527?accountid=13113&decadeSelected=2010+-+2019&yearSelected=2019&monthSelected=09&issueNameSelected=02019Y09Y30$23Sep+30,+2019$3b++Vol.+39+$283$29)**Islamabad: Institute of Strategic Studies ## Evaluate Your Sources (CARS) - **Credible ?** Is the author a recognized expert in the field? Is the organization publishing the document a recognized institution? Peer reviewed journals are good. Blogs may be acceptable if written by a credentialed expert and the author cites his authoritative sources. - **Accurate?**  Does the source show evidence of bias?  Are there potential advantages for the author in supporting a particular perspective, such as a financial or political advantage? Does the bias of the author offer needed insight into the situation? Do you have a bias that would influence your choice of sources?  - **Reasonable? ** Is the argument presented logical and reasonable? Are there leaps of reason or logic?  - **Supported ?** Does the author cite sources for facts or conclusions presented? Do other expert support the author's perspective or conclusions?  Your project may include everything from a country report, to an analysis of current world leaders, or a position policy report. Your instructor will provide the information on the specific type of project and the format desired. Professional library assistance is available on campus, by phone at 540-441-8400, or by email at **[askalibrarian@phc.edu .](mailto:askalibrarian@phc.edu)** ## Research Tips - **Citation help needed? **Try **[OWL](https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/resources.html)**[ (Online Writing Lab)](https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/resources.html) for[** Chicago/Turabian**](https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/chicago_manual_17th_edition/cmos_formatting_and_style_guide/chicago_manual_of_style_17th_edition.html), [**MLA**](https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_style_introduction.html), and** [APA](https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_style_introduction.html)** styling formats.  - **Search by subject:** Once you have located one item in the catalog, you can click on the search term within the record to find other items on the same or similar subjects. Once you have located a helpful source, additional potential sources may be found in the item's bibliography. - **Can't find what you need in the PHC collection?** If you are unable to locate an item in the PHC collection, you may request resources through Interlibrary loan. ILL requests may be made directly in the library catalog. - Research assistance is available in the library or by email at** [askalibrarian@phc.edu](mailto:askalibrarian@phc.edu)** **Created: Watkins / Thornhill, 2015. 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