Artículos de revista |
2015 |
UN interventions: The role of geography Artículo de revista The Review of International Organizations, 10 (1), pp. 67-95, 2015, ISSN: 1559-7431. |
Artículos de revista |
2015 |
Duque, Juan C; Jetter, Michael ; Sosa, Santiago UN interventions: The role of geography Artículo de revista The Review of International Organizations, 10 (1), pp. 67-95, 2015, ISSN: 1559-7431. Resumen | Enlaces | BibTeX | Etiquetas: conflictos @article{duque2015interventions, title = {UN interventions: The role of geography}, author = {Duque, Juan C. and Jetter, Michael and Sosa, Santiago}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s11558-014-9199-z}, doi = {10.1007/s11558-014-9199-z}, issn = {1559-7431}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-03-01}, journal = {The Review of International Organizations}, volume = {10}, number = {1}, pages = {67-95}, abstract = {This paper argues that UN military interventions are geographically biased. For every 1,000 kilometers of distance from the three permanent Western UNSC members (France, UK, US), the probability of a UN military intervention decreases by 4 percent. We are able to rule out several alternative explanations for the distance finding, such as differences by continent, colonial origin, bilateral trade relationships, foreign aid flows, political regime forms, or the characteristics of the Cold War. We do not observe this geographical bias for non-military interventions, providing evidence that practical considerations could be important factors for UNSC decisions to intervene militarily. In fact, UNSC interventions are also more likely in smaller and poorer countries – both of which are indications of less costly interventions and higher chances of success, everything else equal.}, keywords = {conflictos}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } This paper argues that UN military interventions are geographically biased. For every 1,000 kilometers of distance from the three permanent Western UNSC members (France, UK, US), the probability of a UN military intervention decreases by 4 percent. We are able to rule out several alternative explanations for the distance finding, such as differences by continent, colonial origin, bilateral trade relationships, foreign aid flows, political regime forms, or the characteristics of the Cold War. We do not observe this geographical bias for non-military interventions, providing evidence that practical considerations could be important factors for UNSC decisions to intervene militarily. In fact, UNSC interventions are also more likely in smaller and poorer countries – both of which are indications of less costly interventions and higher chances of success, everything else equal. |