Power and signals: Explaining the German approach to European security

Journal of International Relations and Development

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 317-348

  Weiss, Moritz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRISIS MANAGEMENT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN UNION; FOREIGN POLICY; NATO; NEOCLASSICAL THEORY; REGIONAL SECURITY;

EID: 68749100855     PISSN: 14086980     EISSN: 15811980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jird.2009.15     Document Type: Article

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