The 'new faces' of lisbon: Assessing the performance of catherine ashton and herman van rompuy on the global stage

European Foreign Affairs Review

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 303-323

  Howorth, Jolyon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85045165239     PISSN: 13846299     EISSN: 18758223     Source Type: Journal    
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