Regime Change Rarely Succeeds. When Will The U.S Learn?

Former Dissertation Year Fellow Benjamin Denison, explains in his latest column on The Washington Post how regime change rarely succeeds in improving the economy, democracy and stability of a country. Only rare cases like Germany and Japan after World War II were able to succeed due to the implementation of a sustained and substantial economic plan such as the Marshall Plan. It is very unlikely that a regime change would succeed so the best thing to do is avoid them.