The radical geopolitics of US foreign policy: The 2003 Iraq War

GeoJournal

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 327-337

  Mercille, Julien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Critical geopolitics; Geoeconomics; Iraq War; Oil; Radical geopolitics

Indexed keywords

BLIND SPOTS; FOREIGN POLICY; IRAQ WAR; POLITICAL ECONOMY; US FOREIGN POLICY;

PROFITABILITY;

ECONOMICS;

CAPITALISM; CRUDE OIL; FOREIGN POLICY; GEOPOLITICS; POLITICAL ECONOMY; WAR;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954534766     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10708-008-9253-6     Document Type: Article

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