How not to do international intervention

U.S. Navy Seals search for al-Qaida and Taliban in the Jaji Mountains, Afghanistan, Jan. 12, 2002. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Tim Turner) (Released, Public Domain)

Stephanie Carvin, Igor Istomin, Valérie Rosoux and Richard Toye

Cross-posted from International Affairs Blog

Over a year after the US completed its ill-fated withdrawal from Afghanistan the limitations for those states looking to pursue forms of international intervention have been thrown into sharp relief. In this blogpost we bring together experts on different forms of intervention to discuss the challenges different approaches face. From war to political interference and conflict mediation, they discuss the key factors that can render interventions ineffective and contribute to policy failure.

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