Global non-proliferation and counter-Terrorism: The role of resolution 1540 and its implications

Global Non-Proliferation and Counter-Terrorism: The Impact of UNSCR 1540

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 3-23

  Van Ham, Peter ^a,b   Bosch, Olivia ^c  

^a Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael   (Netherlands)

^b College of Europe in Bruges   (Belgium)

^c NONE

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