Reluctant partners: Fighting terrorism and promoting democracy in Kenya

International Studies Perspectives

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 254-271

  Witaker, Beth Elise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Counterterrorism; Democracy promotion; U.S. foreign policy

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION; FOREIGN POLICY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; POLICY MAKING; POLITICAL CONFLICT; TERRORISM; WAR;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; NORTH AMERICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 48249140187     PISSN: 15283577     EISSN: 15283585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-3585.2008.00332.x     Document Type: Article

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