Sociological Abstracts:  index to the international literature of sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.

EconLit:   the index to the scholarly economics literature, including political economy and development economics.

PAIS International (PAIS=Public Affairs Information Service):  index to the public policy literature, both U.S. and international.

Social Sciences Citation Index, via Web of Science:  transdisciplinary index for the scholarly literature of the social sciences, including the significant academic policy literature and business literature.

OxResearch: is an independent international consulting firm based at Oxford but drawing upon faculty and researchers from major universities and research institutes around the world; Oxford Analytica research provides global strategic analysis of geopolitical, macroeconomic and social developments. 

CIAO: fulltext and/or abstracts of books, journals, conference proceedings and research reports in the field of International Affairs

LexisNexis Academic:  fulltext access to a wide range of U.S. and international newspapers.

Academic Search Premier:  a scholarly database designed for academic institutions.

NGO Research Guide:  links to online directories that can help to identify NGOs of  interest.