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Introduction

Power and Comparative Methods: Performing the Worlds of Armed Conflicts

Bruno CharbonneauInternational Studies, Royal Military College Saint-Jean, Richelain, QC, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Adam SandorCentre FrancoPaix in Conflict Resolution and Peace Missions, University of Quebec in Montreal (UQÀM), Montreal, CanadaView further author information
Pages 437-447 | Published online: 26 Dec 2019

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