 The structural shape of force: Interstate intervention in the zones of peace and turmoil, 1946--1996Jeffrey Pickering International Interactions, 1999, vol. 25, issue 4, 363-391 Abstract: Two structural models are analyzed using data on foreign military interventions over the past half‐century. A vertical model posits constancy in center‐periphery ties, while a horizontal model suggests that the center and the periphery will gradually decouple when it comes to the use of force. The latter, horizontal, view is more commonly accepted. Because of dwindling interest in the periphery with the end of the Cold War and the increased militarization of that part of the world, it is assumed that developed states will become more reluctant to use military force in the hinterlands. Hence, the use of force should primarily consist of horizontal interaction within the periphery rather than vertical interaction between the center and the periphery. Despite such conventional wisdom, the data on interstate military intervention provides considerable support for the vertical model over the past fifty years. My findings also challenge common assumptions about the world dividing into a “zone of peace” among developed states and a “zone of turmoil” encompassing all other actors in the post‐Cold War era. Date: 1999 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:taf:ginixx:v:25:y:1999:i:4:p:363-391 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.1080/03050629908434957 Access Statistics for this article International Interactions is currently edited by Michael Colaresi and Gerald Schneider More articles in International Interactions from Taylor & Francis Journals |
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