According to a 2019 study of ten countries in the period 1990–2014, there is evidence of a rally-around-the-flag effect early on in an intervention with military casualties (in at least the first year) but voters begin to punish the governing parties after 4.5 years.[8] A 2021 study found weak effects for the rally-around-the-flag effect.[9]
Historical examples in the U.S.[edit]The effect has been examined within the context of nearly every major foreign policy crisis since World War II. Some notable examples:
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