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Lateral Reading

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Read More: Expand Your View With Lateral Reading -

This is a short intro to the concept with a few questions to ask as you are reading.

Criteria:
- Must have been published within ~3 weeks of the due date to qualify as “current.”
- Must connect to class topics/themes/ideas in some way (ask if you’re not sure)
- Can involve U.S. foreign policy, but should not be about something that happens solely in the United States.

Middle East news outlets:

Egypt:

Algeria:

Saudi Arabia:

UAE:

Qatar: Al Jazeera (note influence of Qatari gov’t)

Iran: (note influence of Iranian gov’t)

Turkey: (note influence of Turkish gov’t)

Israel:

Find current magazine and newspaper articles using these resources. Make sure to filter to show articles from the last 3 weeks.

DATABASE PASSWORDS are available here.

Gale One File
Read newspapers and magazines including The Washington Post and The Economist.
Global Issues in Context This link opens in a new window Explore global issues within government, law, health, science and technology, society and culture.
The New York Times This link opens in a new window
If you are at home and want to read the New York Times, open the link, click "Redeem" and log in with your NPS Google account. This promotional code will work for 72 hours. To extend access for another 72 hours, return to the link to redeem another code. There is no limit for code redemptions per account.

If you are at school, you can access the New York Times without going through these steps.
Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new window