Tom Lansford is the Academic Dean, Gulf Coast, at the University of Southern Mississippi and a Professor of Political Science. Dr. Lansford is the author, coauthor, editor, or coeditor of more than 40 books and the author of more than 100 essays, book chapters, and reviews. His books include, most recently, A Bitter Harvest: U.S. Foreign Policy and Afghanistan (2003), Historical Dictionary of U.S. Diplomacy since the Cold War (2007), and 9/11 and the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq: A Chronology and Reference Guide (2011). His more recent edited collections include America's War on Terror (2003; second edition 2009), Judging Bush (2009), and The Obama Presidency: A Preliminary Assessment (2012).
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Intergovernmental Organization Abbreviations Preface About the Editors and Contributors G O V E R N M E N T S Volume 1 Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antarctica Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Contested Territory Armenia Australia Related Territories Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China People's Republic of China Taiwan Colombia Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Turkish Sector Czech Republic Denmark Related Territories Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland Related Territory France Related Territories Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Annexed Territory Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea Democratic People's Republic of Korea Republic of Korea Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Volume 2 Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia, Federated States of Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Disputed Territory Mozambique Myanmar (Burma) Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands Aruba Curacao St. Maarten New Zealand Related Territories Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Norway Related Territories Oman Pakistan Related Territories Palau Panama Panama Canal Zone Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Related Territories Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia Somaliland South Africa South Sudan Spain Related Territories Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste (East Timor) Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Related Territories United Kingdom: Northern Ireland United States Related Territories Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City State Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Palestinian Authority/Palestine Liberation Organization I N T E R G O V E R N M E N T A L O R G A N I Z A T I O N S African Union (AU) Arab League Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom) Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) The Commonwealth Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Council of Europe Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) European Free Trade Association (EFTA) European Union (EU) European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) Group of Eight Group of Twenty International Criminal Court (ICC) International Energy Agency (IEA) International Organization for Migration (IOM) Non-aligned Movement North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Organization of American States (OAS) Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Regional Development Banks African Development Bank (AfDB/BAD) Asian Development Bank (ADB) European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD/BERD) European Investment Bank (EIB) Inter-American Development Bank (IADB/BID) Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Southern African Development Community (SADC) Southern Cone Common Market (Mercosur/Mercosul) United Nations (UN) General Assembly General Assembly: Special Bodies United Nations Children's Fund United Nations Conference on Trade and Development United Nations Development Program United Nations Environment Program United Nations Institute for Training and Research United Nations Office of High Commissioner for Refugees United Nations Population Fund United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East United Nations Research Institute for Social Development United Nations University Security Council Security Council: Peacekeeping Forces and Missions United Nations/African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) United Nations Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic Security Council: International Criminal Tribunals International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Economic and Social Council: Functional Commissions Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Commission on Narcotic Drugs Commission on Population and Development Commission on Science and Technology for Development Commission for Social Development Commission on the Status of Women Statistical Commission Economic and Social Council: Regional Commissions Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Trusteeship Council International Court of Justice (ICJ) Secretariat United Nations: Specialized Agencies Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) World Bank International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Development Association (IDA) International Finance Corporation (IFC) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) United Nations: Related Organizations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) World Trade Organization (WTO) A P P E N D I X E S Appendix A: Chronology of Major International Political Events: 1945-2016 Appendix B: Chronology of Major International Conferences Sponsored by the United Nations: 1946-2016 Appendix C: Membership of the United Nations and Its Specialized and Related Agencies Appendix D: Serials List
"Entries are organized in a consistent format and include a detailed synopsis of significant events, issues, and political or social crises and controversies that have emerged during the past couple of years. Particularly useful are the descriptions of both major and minor political parties. Entries also include a brief description of legislature bodies and the key ambassadors and the key international memberships of each country...the handbook focuses almost exclusively on describing political systems, the nature of political parties within those systems, and their transitions and, therefore, remains a uniquely valuable resource for students and researchers." -- R. V. Labaree * ARBA *