Why do Superpowers Stomp in the Mud: Incentives for Third-party Interventions in Intrastate Conflicts

• In Event: Motivations of Third Parties in Conflict and in Resolution

Brief Overview

Intrastate conflicts dominated war scene since end of the WW II. Millions killed and displaced in conflicts ranging over 10 years splitting & forming new states. Although foreign interventions occured in most wars, previous research dismissed motives

Author

• Mohamad Hussein Mansour, Bocconi University