Integration under Anarchy: Neorealism and the European Union

European Journal of International Relations

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 397-432

  Collard Wexler, Simon ^a  

^a Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Balance of power; Differentiation; European Union; Integration; Interdependence; International systems; Neorealism; Relative gains

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748413760     PISSN: 13540661     EISSN: 14603713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1354066106067349     Document Type: Article

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