The US National Security Council under Donald Trump: Legacy and Modern Features
- Authors: Samuylov S.M1
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Affiliations:
- Georgy Arbatov Institute for U.S. and Canada Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences (ISKRAN)
- Issue: No 11 (2025)
- Pages: 53-65
- Section: Domestic Politics
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/2686-6730/article/view/355777
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.7868/S3034604525110055
- ID: 355777
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About the authors
S. M Samuylov
Georgy Arbatov Institute for U.S. and Canada Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences (ISKRAN)
Email: fpcenter@rambler.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4033-717X
Chief Researcher Moscow, Russian Federation
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