Examining the origin and development of the "Northern Territories"/Southern Kuriles sovereignty dispute, this volume is the first to take inspiration from the multilaterally resolved Åland conflict to investigate the possibility of a solution.
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Place: UK
Publication Year: 2016-10-06
Language: English
Number of Pages: 176
Edition: 1
Series: Routledge Studies in Asia's Transformations
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