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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
UK Defence Policy, United States, Americas, Global Strategy and Commitments, UK, UK Defence, Europe, Central and South Asia, Middle East and North Africa
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