The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) http://www.sipri.org/ monitors trends in military expenditures and policies throughout the world.

European Union http://europa.eu/pol/cfsp/index_en.htm is the main website of the EU, which includes valuable archival materials as well as descriptions of contemporary EU foreign and security policy institutions and initiatives.

Washington Institute for Near East Policy http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/uploads/Documents/pubs/PolicyFocus72.pdf features a compelling work linking strategic culture and contemporary deterrence challenges, entitled Deterring the Ayatollahs: Complications in Applying Cold War Strategies to Iran (Patrick Clawson and Michael Eisenstadt (eds), July 2007).

Strategic Insights https://calhoun.nps.edu/handle/10945/11071 contains the October 2005 special issue of the online journal, Strategic Insights, examining the theme of comparative strategic culture. The journal was sponsored by the Center for Contemporary Conflict at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.