Before the dominos fall: Regional conflict, donor interests, and US foreign aid

Michael E. Flynn

Conflict Management and Peace Science, 2020, vol. 37, issue 1, 39-57

Abstract: In this article I examine how a state’s conflict environment affects the amount of foreign aid it receives. Specifically, conflict in the recipient state’s neighborhood can have a wide range of externalities that negatively affect the recipient state, but also the interests of donor countries. I argue that the presence of conflict in a state’s region generally leads to an increase in the demand for aid funds and should correlate with an increase in the amount of aid a state receives. I further argue that the degree to which the donor state will increase aid funds to meet this demand depends upon the donor’s economic and political interests in the recipient state.

Keywords: Conflict; foreign aid; foreign policy; spatial conflict (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1177/0738894217711355

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