The European Union as a small power, or conceptualizing europe’s strategic actorness

Journal of European Integration

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 199-215

  Toje, Asle ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR DEFENCE STUDIES   (Norway)

Author keywords

EU; EU foreign policy; small powers; small states; strategic actorness

Indexed keywords

EID: 85044813124     PISSN: 07036337     EISSN: 14772280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07036330802005425     Document Type: Article

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