Third party mediation of international river disputes: Lessons from the indus river

International Negotiation

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 281-310

  Zawahri, Neda A ^a  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooperation over international rivers; Euphrates and tigris rivers; Indus river; Indus waters treaty; Mediating river disputes

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449429515     PISSN: 1382340X     EISSN: 15718069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157180609X432833     Document Type: Article

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