The UN and the African Union in Mali and beyond: A shotgun wedding?

International Affairs

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 889-905

  Weiss, Thomas G ^a,b   Welz, Martin ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

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EID: 84903700536     PISSN: 00205850     EISSN: 14682346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2346.12146     Document Type: Article

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