Diversionary foreign policy in democratic systems

International Studies Quarterly

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 133-153

  Smith, Alastair ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FOREIGN POLICY; REELECTION INCENTIVE; THEORETICAL STUDIES;

EID: 0029729130     PISSN: 00208833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2600934     Document Type: Article

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