The Fatal Conceit of Foreign Intervention: Evidence from the Afghanistan Papers

IF 1.7 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE Peace Economics Peace Science and Public Policy Pub Date : 2021-01-20 DOI:10.1515/peps-2021-0001
Karras J. Lambert, Christopher J. Coyne, N. Goodman
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Abstract The fatal conceit of foreign intervention refers to the limitations faced by governments using discretionary power to address perceived problems in foreign societies. Drawing on evidence from the “Afghanistan Papers”—a collection of internal government documents compiled by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) and released in December 2019—we demonstrate how the failure of the U.S.-led intervention in Afghanistan to meet the stated objectives illustrates the fatal conceit of foreign intervention. We explore the limitations faced by foreign government interveners in three stages, reflecting distinct decision nodes within a means-ends framework in which the policies relating to foreign intervention are formulated and implemented.
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外国干预的致命概念:来自阿富汗文件的证据
摘要外国干预的致命自负是指政府在使用自由裁量权解决外国社会中存在的问题时所面临的限制。根据“阿富汗文件”(阿富汗重建特别监察长汇编并于2019年12月发布的政府内部文件集)的证据,我们展示了美国领导的对阿富汗的干预未能实现既定目标,这说明了外国干预的致命自负。我们分三个阶段探讨了外国政府干预者面临的局限性,反映了在制定和实施与外国干预有关的政策的手段-目的框架内的不同决策节点。
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期刊介绍: The journal accepts rigorous, non-technical papers especially in research methods in peace science, but also regular papers dealing with all aspects of the peace science field, from pure abstract theory to practical applied research. As a guide to topics: - Arms Control and International Security - Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Studies - Behavioral Studies - Conflict Analysis and Management - Cooperation, Alliances and Games - Crises and War Studies - Critical Economic Aspects of the Global Crises - Deterrence Theory - Empirical and Historical Studies on the Causes of War - Game, Prospect and Related Theory - Harmony and Conflict - Hierarchy Theory
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