Small States and the War in Ukraine

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Small States and the War in Ukraine. / Wivel, Anders.

In: Transatlantic Policy Quarterly, Vol. 21, No. 4, 2023, p. 87-93.

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Wivel, A 2023, 'Small States and the War in Ukraine', Transatlantic Policy Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 87-93. https://doi.org/10.58867/BCQU1598

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Wivel, A. (2023). Small States and the War in Ukraine. Transatlantic Policy Quarterly, 21(4), 87-93. https://doi.org/10.58867/BCQU1598

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Wivel A. Small States and the War in Ukraine. Transatlantic Policy Quarterly. 2023;21(4):87-93. https://doi.org/10.58867/BCQU1598

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Wivel, Anders. / Small States and the War in Ukraine. In: Transatlantic Policy Quarterly. 2023 ; Vol. 21, No. 4. pp. 87-93.

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