Energy and the Arab-Israeli Conflict

Middle Eastern Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 937-944

  Bahgat, Gawdat ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; ENERGY MARKET; EXPORT; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; PARTY POLITICS; POLITICAL ECONOMY;

AFRICA; ARABIAN SEA; ASIA; EGYPT; EURASIA; INDIAN OCEAN; IRAQ; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AFRICA; PERSIAN GULF;

EID: 56049114682     PISSN: 00263206     EISSN: 17437881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00263200802426195     Document Type: Article

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