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Security as an Emergent Property of a Complex Adaptive System

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/sta.700 | Journal eISSN: 2165-2627
Language: English
Page range: 6 - 6
Submitted on: Nov 26, 2018
Accepted on: Sep 7, 2019
Published on: Oct 16, 2019
Published by: Department of Peace Studies and International Development, University of Bradford
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