Predictive Peacekeeping: Strengthening Predictive Analysis in UN Peace Operations
By: Allard Duursma and John Karlsrud
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/sta.663 | Journal eISSN: 2165-2627
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Submitted on: Jul 4, 2018
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