Bringing policy-making structure back in: Why are the US and the EU pursuing different foreign policies?

International Politics

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 292-309

  Fabbrini, Sergio ^a   Sicurelli, Daniela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; EUROPEAN UNION; FOREIGN POLICY; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; POLICY MAKING; WAR;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42149170508     PISSN: 13845748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ip.2008.5     Document Type: Article

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