Monitors official communiques, statements, press briefings, position papers, interview transcripts and news releases from hundreds of government and diplomacy-related websites around the world.

Users can follow interaction among nations concerning evolving diplomatic issues and trade alliances, soon after official documents are posted on the web. The site allows full-text Boolean searching and various browsing options including:

• By Region
• By Issue
• By Nation (Source)
• By Nation (Affected)

The Diplomacy Monitor collects documents in English and official diplomatic languages. Documents in other languages may be translated into English by computerized translation software. The Diplomacy Monitor editors recommend "extreme caution...in the use of computerized translations. An automated translation is intended to convey the gist or general essence of the original text and should not be relied upon for interpretation, analysis or quotation."