Bite the Hand that Feeds: Sponsor-Rebel Relations after Regime Transition

• In Event: IR Theory and Domestic Politics

Brief Overview

We examine how the transition of an externally sponsored rebel group from insurgency to governance affects its diplomatic and military ties with former sponsors. We challenge the belief that sponsorship ensures the installation of friendly regimes.

Authors

• Myung Jung Kim, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

• Xiaoyan Qiu, Washington University in St Louis