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The Cobra Effect is a concept describing a situation in which a solution or incentive applied to solve a problem instead worsens the problem or produces unforeseen negative outcomes. This phenomenon is commonly associated with the principle of the “law of unintended consequences” and describes how interventions planned with a linear cause-effect logic can backfire in complex systems, sabotaging their original intent. The term gained widespread recognition in academic literature through the 2001