The illusion of UN Security Council reform

Washington Quarterly

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 147-161

  Weiss, Thomas G ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 0142126247     PISSN: 0163660X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/016366003322387163     Document Type: Article

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