Title When interventions fail : lessons from the U.S. experience in Latin America / Leticia Arroyo Abad and Noel Maurer

Published London : Centre for Economic Policy Research, 2021

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Description 1 online resource (13 pages) : illustrations, map Series Discussion paper series, 0265-8003 ; no. 16585 Economic history Political economy Discussion paper (Centre for Economic Policy Research (Great Britain)) ; no. 16585. Summary On August 30, 2021, the United States completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan after a 20-year presence in the country. During the intervention, the Americans had tried to improve the capacity of the Afghan state, maintain political stability, and end endemic political violence. While the U.S. intervention prevented violent extraconstitutional overthrows, it failed to improve Afghan state capacity or to end the war. The Afghan government fell to Taliban insurgents even before the Americans had fully departed. Afghanistan, however, was not the first American intervention that had these three aims. Over the first third of the 20th century, the U.S. intervened regularly across Latin America. We use this historical experience to test whether these earlier interventions produced similar outcomes and extract lessons. We find that U.S. interventions decreased state capacity but promoted political stability and peace -- for only as long as American officials were present. The Afghan experience, despite the rapid fall of the regime, does not appear to be an outlier Notes "Published 27 September 2021" "Submitted 23 September 2021" Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 11-13) Notes Description based on online resource; title from http://www.cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=16585 viewed September 28, 2021 Subject Intervention (International law) Diplomatic relations. Intervention (International law) SUBJECT Afghanistan -- Foreign relations -- United States United States -- Foreign relations -- Afghanistan Latin America -- Foreign relations -- United States. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85074894 United States -- Foreign relations -- Latin America. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140114 Subject Afghanistan. Latin America. United States. Form Electronic book Author Maurer, Noel, author. Centre for Economic Policy Research (Great Britain), publisher.

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