Africa's new strategic significance

Washington Quarterly

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 157-169

  Mills, Greg ^a  

^a South African Institute of International Affairs   (South Africa)

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EID: 27944488367     PISSN: 0163660X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/wash.2004.27.4.157     Document Type: Article

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