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Opposing Viewpoints in Context

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RECOMMENDED RESOURCE when researching controversial topics with 'For' and 'Against' arguments. __________________________________

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Global Issues in Context

Gale in Context: Global Issues ~[392]~
Analyze important global issues and events through topic overviews, international viewpoints, news, and multimedia content. Users can browse by country or by subject to explore the database.

CIA World Factbook

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The World Factbook provides up to date information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities. The Factbook includes politcal maps, flags of the world and more.