The consensus-expectations Gap: Explaining Europe's ineffective foreign policy

Security Dialogue

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 121-141

  Toje, Asle ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR DEFENCE STUDIES   (Norway)

Author keywords

CFSP; Consensus; Darfur; ESDP; EU; European Security Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349120072     PISSN: 09670106     EISSN: 14603640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0967010607086826     Document Type: Article

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