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Friendship in International Treaties

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This chapter provides, first, a brief history of friendship treaties, followed by an overview of a range of treaties that include in their title the concepts of friendship or amity viewed according to geographical context. The ‘great’ powers which have entered into such treaties most prolifically are the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and China. Other countries are covered regionally: Western Europe, Africa, the Asia Pacific and South America.

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  1. University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany

    Simon Koschut (Assistant Professor) (Assistant Professor)

  2. University of Aberdeen, UK

    Andrea Oelsner (Senior Lecturer) (Senior Lecturer)

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Devere, H. (2014). Friendship in International Treaties. In: Koschut, S., Oelsner, A. (eds) Friendship and International Relations. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137396341_10

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