Still Punching below Its Weight? Coherence and Effectiveness in European Union Foreign Policy

Journal of Common Market Studies

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 457-474

  Thomas, Daniel C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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EID: 84859499879     PISSN: 00219886     EISSN: 14685965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5965.2011.02244.x     Document Type: Article

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