Understanding EU crisis decision-making: The case of Chechnya and the Finnish presidency

Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-38

  Lintonen, Raimo ^a  

^a The Finnish Inst of Intl Affairs   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRISIS MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; EUROPEAN UNION; SANCTION; TRADE POLICY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 1842842985     PISSN: 09660879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0966-0879.2004.01201004.x     Document Type: Article

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