US Foreign Policy Habits in Ethnic Conflict

International Studies Quarterly

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 721-734

  Howard, Lise Morjé ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DEMOCRACY; ETHNIC CONFLICT; ETHNICITY; FOREIGN POLICY; NATIONAL IDENTITY;

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA; IRAQ; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84956774854     PISSN: 00208833     EISSN: 14682478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/isqu.12213     Document Type: Article

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