The EU and conflict in West Africa

European Foreign Affairs Review

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 333-352

  Youngs, Richard ^a,b  

^a FRIDE Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34248036974     PISSN: 13846299     EISSN: 18758223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.54648/eerr2006029     Document Type: Article

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