8.12B Are Non-Military Interventions Better?
Other non-military interventions may have a stronger record of improving both human rights and development (Ivory Coast, 2011)
France intervened in the 2011 Second Ivorian Civil War, in order to end a brutal conflict between military supporters of Alassane Ouattara (the democratically elected president) and Laurent Gbagbo (loser of the 2010 presidential election). French special forces helped to arrest Gbagbo and restore Outtara to power. Subsequently, Cote d'Ivoire has been relatively stable and Ouattara was re-elected president in 2015.