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    p a p e r s e r i e s

    The GeosTraTeGic implicaTions of The

    compeTiTion for naTural resources

    The TransaTlanTic Dimension

    Franois Heisbourg

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    The Transatlantic Dimension

    Transatlantic Academy Paper Series

    March 2012

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    For close to five

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    In energy terms,

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    If Americas

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    In most cases,

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    From a

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    Conclusion

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