Research Library

The ICONS Research Library is designed to help students and others prepare for their participation in ICONS simulations. In particular, these resources are intended to increase participants' familiarity with their assigned countries or roles, as well as the issues over which they will be negotiating.

Countries
Basic political, economic, and statistical information on countries represented in ICONS simulations, most with links to additional Web-based resources.

Regions
Additional political, economic, and statistical information, organized by region (including Africa, the Americas, Asia & Oceana, Europe, the Middle East & Central Asia, and International).

Glossary
Definitions of terms frequently used in ICONS simulations.

Issues
Web-based resources on the issues, institutions, and organizations highlighted in most ICONS simulations.

News Outlets
A collection of U.S. and international sources for news.

Organizations
Links to a variety of governmental, international, nongovernmental, regional, and research organizations.

Statistics (country-by-country comparisons)
An interactive feature for comparing countries on a number of measures, including population, life expectancy, literacy, gross domestic product, military spending, etc. (View statistical sources.)

Reminder: When using the Internet, carefully evaluate all sources.