In medias res: The development of the Shanghai Co-operation Organization as a security community

Pacific Affairs

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 605-622

  Lanteigne, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS; GEOPOLITICS; INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PEACEKEEPING; POLICY MAKING; POLITICAL POWER; SECURITY;

ASIA; CENTRAL ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SHANGHAI;

EID: 34250155920     PISSN: 0030851X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5509/2006794605     Document Type: Article

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