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In the post-Cold War era, collapsed states pose the greatest challenge to international stability. Peacebuilding operations were conceived in order to rehabilitate war-torn states and establish the conditions requisite for lasting peace. Peacebuilders prescribed a liberal institutionalist formula to foster sustainable peace: democratization and economic liberalization via international organizations. Empirical evidence demonstrates, however, that peacebuilding operations often relapse into violence, consequently failing to achieve their aspired goal.