I think this is the opposite of true. Do you think Soviet attempts to foster communism in the US during the cold war were a stabilising influence? Countries generally and rightfully take affront at foreigners trying to meddle with their internal affairs. For a more recent example, look at the aftermath of the western coup in Ukraine.
Do you think Soviet attempts to foster communism in the US during the cold war were a stabilising influence?
Well, they might have been stabilizing if they worked :) Although I think war between communist countries is much more likely than war between liberal democracies.
Countries generally and rightfully take affront at foreigners trying to meddle with their internal affairs.
I mostly agree with the descriptive claim but not with the normative claim. Why “rightfully”?
For a more recent example, look at the aftermath of the western coup in Ukraine.
“Western” coup? The revolutionaries were pro-Western to some extent, but why is it a good example of foreign meddling?
I agree that backfiring is a serious risk of such interventions but I don’t think we should write them off completely. Moreover, interventions by private organizations, especially private organization whose support base is spread over many countries, seem much less likely to precipitate a diplomatic crisis than direct interventions by governments.
I think this is the opposite of true. Do you think Soviet attempts to foster communism in the US during the cold war were a stabilising influence? Countries generally and rightfully take affront at foreigners trying to meddle with their internal affairs. For a more recent example, look at the aftermath of the western coup in Ukraine.
Well, they might have been stabilizing if they worked :) Although I think war between communist countries is much more likely than war between liberal democracies.
I mostly agree with the descriptive claim but not with the normative claim. Why “rightfully”?
“Western” coup? The revolutionaries were pro-Western to some extent, but why is it a good example of foreign meddling?
I agree that backfiring is a serious risk of such interventions but I don’t think we should write them off completely. Moreover, interventions by private organizations, especially private organization whose support base is spread over many countries, seem much less likely to precipitate a diplomatic crisis than direct interventions by governments.