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Climate change and security debates in the United Nations Security Council between 2007-2021

Bengü ÇelenkDepartment of International Relations, Kadir Has University, İstanbul, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 167-186 | Published online: 05 Dec 2023

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