Throughout the 1990s multilateral interventions often deviated significantly from traditional peacekeeping in terms of mandate complexity, level of force, and the absence of consent and impartiality. This paper develops a formal model of biased intervention and specifies propositions regarding...

In the aftermath of the cold war, intrastate conflicts have emerged to challenge international stability and security. Although some authors have attempted to identify strategies for bringing these conflicts to a peaceful conclusion, these recommendations have not been formally grounded. In this...

1. Introduction and overview : the purposes and operations of the IMF -- 2. IMF Quotas -- 3. The IMF's lending facilities -- 4. Aggregate IMF lending -- 5. Participation in IMF programmes -- 6. The implementation of IMF programmes -- 7. The effects of IMF programmes on economic growth -- 8. IMF...

Two theoretical orientations, the instrumental and affective, have purported to explain interstate ethnic conflict. This investigation provides an initial assessment of the ability of affective motivations to account for properties of international crises. The point of departure is a review of...

Policy analysis : contending and complementary approaches -- A fragile states framework -- The determinants and consequences of state fragility : an empirical assessment -- Assessing policy inputs : aid allocation and effectiveness in fragile states environments -- Profiles of fragility for...

In the wake of a new wave of violence in Sri Lanka and the classification by numerous Western countries of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as a terrorist organisation, many wonder if the agreement mediated by Norway between the government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE has any long-term...

With the UN now past the half-century mark of existence, it is natural to pause and reflect on the organization's role in the management and resolution of a truly global problem: ethnic conflict. No figures, however, are available with respect to the UN's record in responding to communal...

One of the growing debates among students of international politics concerns the precise linkage between ethnic conflict and international conflict. The present investigation attempts to contribute to this dialogue in three ways. First, prior studies of ethnic conflict and international...