African Journal of
Political Science and International Relations

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pol. Sci. Int. Relat.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0832
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPSIR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 405

Review

The geopolitics and human security of the Afar in the post-cold war period

Mu?uz Gidey Alemu
  • Mu?uz Gidey Alemu
  • Wollo University, Department of Peace and Security Studies, Ethiopia, P.O.Box: (1000)1145.
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  •  Received: 01 January 2015
  •  Accepted: 13 May 2015
  •  Published: 30 June 2015

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