POL_S 400 Lecture 21: Poly Sci 400 lecture 21
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International intervention in civil war: what it is, how it happens, where it happens, whether it is effective or not (cid:1) International interventions are simply when external actors become involved in civil wars: united nations or other international organizations (ios, other states, smaller nongovernmental organizations (ngos) Red cross that come in as humanitarians (cid:1) There are a range of ways third parties can intervene: sending in their own troops. Peacekeeping troops: financial support, military support (without troops) Two categories of interventions: neutral third party simply seeks to end the conflict, bias third party seeks to help a particular actor win the conflict. Interventions happen by various means: united nations security council resolution. Us in 1st iraq war: european union resolution. France in mali in 2014: african union resolution. Libyan intervention in 2011: individual states choosing to act with io approval.
