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‘They Are All the Same’: Securitising the Muslim Brotherhood in Saudi Arabia and Egypt, Ordering Space and the Regional ‘Common Sense’

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‘They Are All the Same’: Securitising the Muslim Brotherhood in Saudi Arabia and Egypt, Ordering Space and the Regional ‘Common Sense’. / Bordon Osorio, Javier .
In: The International Spectator: Italian Journal of International Affairs, 12.05.2025.

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Bordon Osorio, J 2025, '‘They Are All the Same’: Securitising the Muslim Brotherhood in Saudi Arabia and Egypt, Ordering Space and the Regional ‘Common Sense’', The International Spectator: Italian Journal of International Affairs. https://doi.org/10.1080/03932729.2025.2491359

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Bordon Osorio, J. (2025). ‘They Are All the Same’: Securitising the Muslim Brotherhood in Saudi Arabia and Egypt, Ordering Space and the Regional ‘Common Sense’. The International Spectator: Italian Journal of International Affairs. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/03932729.2025.2491359

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Bordon Osorio J. ‘They Are All the Same’: Securitising the Muslim Brotherhood in Saudi Arabia and Egypt, Ordering Space and the Regional ‘Common Sense’. The International Spectator: Italian Journal of International Affairs. 2025 May 12. Epub 2025 May 12. doi: 10.1080/03932729.2025.2491359

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Bordon Osorio, Javier . / ‘They Are All the Same’ : Securitising the Muslim Brotherhood in Saudi Arabia and Egypt, Ordering Space and the Regional ‘Common Sense’. In: The International Spectator: Italian Journal of International Affairs. 2025.

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