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WEU
WEU (Western European Union) and Europe
There is an entry on weu (western european union) in the European legal encyclopedia.
Common Foreign and Security Policy, NATO and WEU and the European Union
WEU and the European Union
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- International Organization
- Foreign Relations
- Intergovernmental Organization
- Regional Organization
- Regional Integration
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- Western European Union
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- Defence policy
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Further Reading
- Entry “WEU (Western European Union)” in the work “A Concise Encyclopedia of the European Union from Aachen to Zollverein”, by Rodney Leach (Profile Books; London)
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