http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/4339/adam-parente Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sat, 13 Jun 2026 08:34:17 -0400 Sat, 13 Jun 2026 08:34:17 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1583/the-impact-of-external-support-on-intrastate-conflict By Adam Parente - Supporting participants in intrastate conflict often appears as a relatively cheap, effective strategy to address security concerns by weakening and distracting enemies participating in those conflicts if not by outright eliminating them. Rebels are often underequipped and could benefit from external sources of weapons, supplies, and training. However, conflicts have multiple dynamics beyond combat capabilities that may limit the expected utility of providing additional resources such as popular support. Using an expanded version of the UCDP dataset on civil conflict, this paper addresses the... Sun, 31 May 2015 12:00 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1583/the-impact-of-external-support-on-intrastate-conflict