Security, oil, and internal politics: The causes of the russo-chechen conflicts

Studies in Conflict and Terrorism

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 127-143

  Ashour, Omar ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 34248056234     PISSN: 1057610X     EISSN: 15210731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10576100490275102     Document Type: Article

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