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‘Great Power Competition’ and the Arctic: Origin and Evolution in Media, Governmental and Research Institutes Discourses Cover

‘Great Power Competition’ and the Arctic: Origin and Evolution in Media, Governmental and Research Institutes Discourses

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|Dec 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.31374/sjms.192 | Journal eISSN: 2596-3856
Language: English
Page range: 210 - 224
Submitted on: Dec 14, 2022
Accepted on: Oct 4, 2023
Published on: Dec 8, 2023
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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