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Egyptian National Security and the Perils of Egyptian–Libyan Border Management 埃及国家安全和埃及-利比亚边境管理的危险

Contemporary Arab Affairs Pub Date : 2020-03-01 DOI: 10.1525/caa.2020.13.1.23

Mona Farag

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Colonial Legacy in Algerian–French Relations 阿尔及利亚与法国关系中的殖民遗产

Contemporary Arab Affairs Pub Date : 2020-03-01 DOI: 10.1525/caa.2020.13.1.69

Salim Hamidani

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引用次数: 3

European Neighborhood Policy 欧洲邻国政策

Contemporary Arab Affairs Pub Date : 2020-03-01 DOI: 10.1525/caa.2020.13.1.105

Djaouida Hamzaoui

引用次数: 1

China’s Impact on the Middle East and North Africa’s Regional Order 中国对中东北非地区秩序的影响

Contemporary Arab Affairs Pub Date : 2020-03-01 DOI: 10.1525/caa.2020.13.1.86

Jordi Quero

引用次数: 5

Geoeconomic Leverage of Natural Gas Resources in the Mediterranean 地中海天然气资源的地缘经济杠杆作用

Contemporary Arab Affairs Pub Date : 2019-12-01 DOI: 10.1525/caa.2019.12.4.141

A. Mahdi