STATE FRAGILITY AND INTERVENTIONS: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE DISCOURSE

Abstract

The article is focused on the issue of state fragility in connection with such an instrument of foreign policy as interventions. It offers a comprehensive overview of academic thought on two matters. The chronological framework is between 1992 and 2021, the year of the deployment of US forces from Afghanistan. The changes in the discourse on state fragility and intervention as a means are traced in detail. Finally, the main objectives and the content of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 and 2020 United States Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability are taken into consideration.