The geopolitics of weapons procurement in the Gulf states

Defense and Security Analysis

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 73-88

  Hasbani, Nadim ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFENSE CRAFT; GEOPOLITICS; WEAPONRY;

EID: 33745974498     PISSN: 14751798     EISSN: 14751801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14751790600577181     Document Type: Article

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