Fortna Virginia Page. Does Peacekeeping Keep Peace?

This article examines inteational interventions in the aftermath of civil
wars to see whether peace lasts longer when peacekeepers are present
than when they are absent. Because peacekeeping is not applied to cases
at random, I first address the question of where inteational personnel
tend to be deployed. I then attempt to control for factors that might
affect both the likelihood of peacekeepers being sent and the ease or
difficulty of maintaining peace so as to avoid spurious findings. I find, in
a nutshell, that peacekeeping after civil wars does indeed make an
important contribution to the stability of peace.