Russia's energy policies in Eurasia: Empowerment or entrapment?

Russia and its Near Neighbours

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 246-264

  Freire, Maria Raquel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

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EID: 84997354429     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230390164     Document Type: Chapter

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