Fighting for Peace or Power? International Organizations and State Interests

• In Event: IGOs and Conflict

Brief Overview

In this project, we argue that Chinese troop commitments to UN peacekeeping missions is a method used by the regime to protect economic interests abroad. We find strong evidence that troop commitments follow Chinese investment.

Authors

• Bryce Wesley Reeder, University of Missouri-Columbia

• Michael S. Hendricks, Illinois State University