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‘What is in a Name?’: The Role of (Different) Identities in the Multiple Proxy Wars in Syria

Christopher PhillipsSchool of Politics and International Relations, Queen Mary University of London, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Morten ValbjørnDepartment of Political Science, Aarhus University, Aarhus, DenmarkORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-8739-5425
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Pages 414-433 | Received 12 Jan 2018, Accepted 09 Feb 2018, Published online: 11 May 2018

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