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Applying the tools of complexity to the international realm: from fitness landscapes to complexity cascades

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Applying the tools of complexity to the international realm: from fitness landscapes to complexity cascades. / Geyer, Robert; Pickering, Steven.
In: Cambridge Review of International Affairs, Vol. 24, No. 1, 03.2011, p. 5-26.

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Geyer R, Pickering S. Applying the tools of complexity to the international realm: from fitness landscapes to complexity cascades. Cambridge Review of International Affairs. 2011 Mar;24(1):5-26. doi: 10.1080/09557571.2011.558053

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Geyer, Robert ; Pickering, Steven. / Applying the tools of complexity to the international realm : from fitness landscapes to complexity cascades. In: Cambridge Review of International Affairs. 2011 ; Vol. 24, No. 1. pp. 5-26.

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