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Narrative Alignment and Misalignment: NATO as a Global Actor as Seen from Australia and New Zealand

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Narrative Alignment and Misalignment: NATO as a Global Actor as Seen from Australia and New Zealand. / Wellings, B.; Kelly, S.; Wilson, B. et al.
In: Asian Security, Vol. 14, No. 1, 2018, p. 24-37.

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Wellings, B, Kelly, S, Wilson, B, Burton, J & Holland, M 2018, 'Narrative Alignment and Misalignment: NATO as a Global Actor as Seen from Australia and New Zealand', Asian Security, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 24-37. https://doi.org/10.1080/14799855.2017.1361731

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Wellings, B., Kelly, S., Wilson, B., Burton, J., & Holland, M. (2018). Narrative Alignment and Misalignment: NATO as a Global Actor as Seen from Australia and New Zealand. Asian Security, 14(1), 24-37. https://doi.org/10.1080/14799855.2017.1361731

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Wellings B, Kelly S, Wilson B, Burton J, Holland M. Narrative Alignment and Misalignment: NATO as a Global Actor as Seen from Australia and New Zealand. Asian Security. 2018;14(1):24-37. Epub 2017 Sept 11. doi: 10.1080/14799855.2017.1361731

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Wellings, B. ; Kelly, S. ; Wilson, B. et al. / Narrative Alignment and Misalignment : NATO as a Global Actor as Seen from Australia and New Zealand. In: Asian Security. 2018 ; Vol. 14, No. 1. pp. 24-37.

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