The great guessing game: Russia and the Iranian nuclear issue

Washington Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 49-66

  Orlov, Vladimir A ^a,c   Vinnikov, Alexander ^b,c  

^a Moscow Based Center for Policy Studies   (Russian Federation)

^b BALLIOL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c GENEVA CENTRE FOR SECURITY POLICY   (Switzerland)

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EID: 25644446574     PISSN: 0163660X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/0163660053295185     Document Type: Article

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