Political structure and foreign policy learning: Are democracies more likely to act on the lessons of history?

International Interactions

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 39-62

  Reiter, Dan ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0002517646     PISSN: 03050629     EISSN: 15477444     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03050629508434859     Document Type: Article

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