Are 'new wars' more atrocious? battle severity, civilians killed and forced migration before and after the end of the Cold War

European Journal of International Relations

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 505-536

  Melander, Erik ^a   Öberg, Magnus ^a   Hall, Jonathan ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Battle severity; Civilians killed; Conflict trends; Forced migration; New wars

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349156737     PISSN: 13540661     EISSN: 14603713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1354066109338243     Document Type: Article

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