Aimed at politicians, journalists, researchers as well as at the general public, FIRST is a joint project of the International Relations and Security Network and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Covering international relations and security matters, this integrated database system contains reference data about such issues as armed conflicts and peace keeping, arms production and trade, military expenditure, armed forces and conventional weapons holding. Based on a simple but effective design, multiple searching options are available free of charge, covering material of the many project partners involved worldwide, such as The World Bank Group, Transparency International, Initiative on Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity and International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance. FIRST offers free-of-charge access to the general public, aiming particularly at low-technology users, thus featuring an open policy about its structured fact databases – a valuable service concerning material about official and/or government organizations.
Leave a comment on Facts on International Relations and Security Trends review