The Battle for Bahrain: Iranian-Saudi Rivalry

Middle East Policy

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 84-97

  Mabon, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84862695016     PISSN: 10611924     EISSN: 14754967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4967.2012.00537.x     Document Type: Article

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