Interventionism (politics)

Interventions may be solely focused on altering political authority structures, or may be conducted for humanitarian purposes, or for debt collection.

[9] A 2021 review of the existing literature found that foreign interventions since World War II tend to overwhelmingly fail in achieving their purported objectives.

[12] Downes argues:[6] The strategic impulse to forcibly oust antagonistic or non-compliant regimes overlooks two key facts.

First, the act of overthrowing a foreign government sometimes causes its military to disintegrate, sending thousands of armed men into the countryside where they often wage an insurgency against the intervener.

[13] However, research by Reiter and Goran Peic finds that foreign-imposed regime change can raise the probability of civil war.