UN Interventions: The Role of Geography

Juan Duque, Michael Jetter and Santiago Sosa ()
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Santiago Sosa: Universidad EAFIT

No 8052, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: This paper argues that UN military interventions are geographically biased. For every 1,000 kilometers of distance from the three Western permanent 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 and find evidence that practical considerations could be important factors for UNSC decisions to intervene militarily.

Keywords: international organizations; conflict resolution; United Nations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D74 F52 F53 N40 R12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 44 pages
Date: 2014-03
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Published - revised version published in: Review of International Organizations, 2015, 10(1), 67-95

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