Shale gas in South Africa: Toward an understanding of the security implications

African Security Review

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 67-73

  Warren, Charles H ^a  

^a Council on Foreign Relations ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

African national congress; Climate change; Conflict; Politics; Shale gas

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874425536     PISSN: 10246029     EISSN: 21540128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10246029.2013.766443     Document Type: Article

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