Maritime disputes in East Asia and the Pacific region – The stormy waves of international relations

Zdzisław Śliwa

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Maritime disputes in East Asia and the Pacific region – The stormy waves of international relations

Zdzisław Śliwa ¹

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Baltic Defence College, Tartu, Estonia

Publication date: 2015-03-31

Security and Defence Quarterly 2015;6(1):115-138

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5604/23008741.1152465

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