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331:Arab League
133:(CARICOM),
123:Arab League
1558:Categories
211:References
1073:by region
857:Potential
157:(AALCO),
149:(SAARC),
121:(ASEAN),
1536:Politics
1157:Mercosur
1130:Americas
1001:Polarity
969:European
880:American
842:Emerging
837:Regional
789:Politics
784:National
779:Maritime
759:Economic
541:Mercosur
169:See also
165:(USAN).
141:(EAEU),
1569:Regions
1522:Portals
1278:Eurasia
1040:Studies
916:History
907:Pacific
895:Chinese
754:Climate
252:, ch. 4
161:(UfM),
137:(CoE),
129:(AMU),
1494:Global
1237:Europe
1083:Africa
952:Theory
900:Indian
832:Middle
820:Status
764:Energy
675:Topics
314:Bodies
232:
145:(EU),
125:(AL),
117:(AU),
25:Turkey
890:Asian
862:Super
852:Great
827:Small
806:Smart
801:Sharp
746:Types
376:AUKUS
1445:G8+5
1181:Asia
811:Soft
774:Hard
769:Food
631:TAKM
230:ISBN
1460:G77
1455:G24
1450:G20
884:Pax
68:ROs
1560::
1440:G8
1435:G7
1430:G4
1425:E9
153:,
1524::
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726:e
719:t
712:v
299:e
292:t
285:v
238:.
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