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arc of crisis [1 record]

Record 1 2012-08-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Relations
CONT

The "arc of crisis" has been defined as an area stretching from the Indian subcontinent in the east to the Horn of Africa in the west.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Relations internationales
CONT

Selon certains rapports, l'islam est devenu, sous sa forme intégriste, la nouvelle bête noire de l'Occident, «le grand dragon vert» du croissant de la crise prêt à semer la destruction sur son passage.

Spanish

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