Foreign Investments and Third-party Intervention in Armed Conflict
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[Thesis]
First Statement of Responsibility
Adelaiye, Samaila Oluwatope
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
Danilovic, Vesna
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
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State University of New York at Buffalo
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2019
GENERAL NOTES
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121 p.
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
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Ph.D.
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State University of New York at Buffalo
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2019
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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What impact does economic globalization have on third-party intervention in armed conflict? Paying attention to foreign direct investments (FDI) in conflict areas, I consider how economic ties to the international system could be predictors of third-party diplomatic intervention in civil conflicts. It is my argument that hosting higher levels of FDI increases the potential damage that a conflict could have on foreign economic interests. For this reason, there is an economic incentive to intervene. Intervention here will be in an attempt to end or de-escalate the conflict. I contend that this economic incentive would spur third-parties towards active diplomatic intervention such as peace conferences and mediation. Using quantitative analysis, I test these arguments. I compare this with military intervention, and I extend the argument to interstate disputes. I also examine the argument with data on US intervention and US investments. The results of the analysis support the argument; however, in the case of international conflicts, I find that FDI is positively associated with both military and diplomatic intervention. Finally, to probe the causal mechanisms, I examine the third-party interveners in the case of the Nigerian civil war (1967-1970).