Climate change, weak states and the “war on terrorism” in south and southeast asia

Contemporary Southeast Asia

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 264-285

  Smith, Paul J ^a  

^a US NAVAL WAR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Climate change; Indonesia; Philippines; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

EID: 85044814354     PISSN: 0129797X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1355/cs29-2c     Document Type: Article

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