TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Duque, Juan Carlos
AU  - Jetter, Michael
AU  - Sosa, Santiago
        TI  - UN Interventions: The Role of Geography
        PY  - 2014/Mar/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 8052
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp8052
        AB  - 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.
        KW  - international organizations
KW  - conflict resolution
KW  - United Nations
        ER  -