Saudi Arabia and the Arab-Israeli peace process: The fluctuation of regional coordination

British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 417-429

  Kostiner, Joseph ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; PEACE PROCESS; PEACEKEEPING; REGIONAL POLICY; REGIONAL SECURITY; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

ISRAEL; SAUDI ARABIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 72149111110     PISSN: 13530194     EISSN: 14693542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13530190903338946     Document Type: Article

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