Libya and Europe: Economic realism at the rescue of the qaddafi authoritarian regime

Journal of Contemporary European Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 401-415

  Zoubir, Yahia H ^a  

^a KEDGE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

Author keywords

Commercial relations; Eu; Foreign relations; France; Italy; Libya; Mediterranean; Qaddafi; Regime rehabilitation; Us and eu sanctions

Indexed keywords

EID: 71449107490     PISSN: 14782804     EISSN: 14782790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14782800903339354     Document Type: Article

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