"Libya is not Iraq": Preemptive strikes, WMD and diplomacy

Middle East Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 386-402

  St John, Ronald Bruce ^a  

^a International Advisory Board   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS; FOREIGN POLICY; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; WEAPONRY;

AFRICA; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; NORTH AFRICA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4344618831     PISSN: 00263141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3751/58.3.13     Document Type: Article

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