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Europe at the Crossroads: The Transformation of the Continent’s Security System

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Towards a Future European Peace Order?

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The European security landscape has been considerably changed. Europe has entered into a period of uncertainty.

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Notes and References

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  1. Adam Daniel Rotfeld
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  1. European University Centre for Peace Studies, Schlaining, Austria

    Karl E. Birnbaum (Director), Josef B. Binter (Secretary-General, research fellow) & Stephen K. Badzik (Editorial adviser) (Director),  (Secretary-General, research fellow) &  (Editorial adviser)

  2. Austrian Institute for Peace Research, Schlaining, Austria

    Josef B. Binter (Secretary-General, research fellow) (Secretary-General, research fellow)

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Rotfeld, A.D. (1991). Europe at the Crossroads: The Transformation of the Continent’s Security System. In: Birnbaum, K.E., Binter, J.B., Badzik, S.K. (eds) Towards a Future European Peace Order?. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12189-2_3

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