Un Interventions: The Role of Geography

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Juan C. Duque

Universidad EAFIT - School of Economics and Finance - Center for Research in Economic & Finance (CIEF)

Michael Jetter

University of Western Australia; IZA

Santiago Sosa

Universidad EAFIT

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: United Nations, conflict resolution, international organizations

JEL Classification: D74, F52, F53, N40, R12

Suggested Citation

Duque, Juan Carlos C. and Jetter, Michael and Sosa, Santiago, Un Interventions: The Role of Geography. IZA Discussion Paper No. 8052, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2417605 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2417605

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Santiago Sosa

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