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It is notoriously difficult to formulate a precise definition of intervention which can fit all cases. Intervention is best understood as an act that can be placed along a continuum of state practice which may include such diverse undertakings as economic sanctions and radio broadcasts. The particular example of Vietnam’s intervention in Kampuchea1 is straightforward, however. On 25 December 1978, the Vietnamese Army carried a new government into Kampuchea almost literally in their saddlebags. They displaced an established government which enjoyed international recognition, including a seat at the United Nations, and installed a new government of their own choosing.
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Leifer, M. (1993). Vietnam’s Intervention in Kampuchea: The Rights of State v. the Rights of People. In: Forbes, I., Hoffman, M. (eds) Political Theory, International Relations, and the Ethics of Intervention. Southampton Studies in International Policy. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-22913-0_12
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