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Bridging the Gulf? America’s ‘Rebalance’ and the Middle East Challenge to the UK
Doug Stokes and Paul NewtonRUSI Journal, 18 March 2014
United States, Americas, Global Strategy and Commitments, UK Defence Policy, UK, UK Defence, Europe, Central and South Asia, Middle East and North Africa
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