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Triangulating Peace: Democracy, Interdependence, and International Organizations
Bruce Russett,John R. Oneal +1 more
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Triangulating Peace as mentioned in this paper argues that democracy, economic interdependence, and international mediation can successfully cooperate to significantly reduce the chances of war in the field of international relations, and it is based on ideas originally put forth by Immanuel Kant.Abstract:
Triangulating Peace tackles today's most provocative hypothesis in the field of international relations: the democratic peace proposition. Drawing on ideas originally put forth by Immanuel Kant, the authors argue that democracy, economic interdependence, and international mediation can successfully cooperate to significantly reduce the chances of war.read more
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The Externalities of Civil Strife: Refugees as a Source of International Conflict
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Theories of War in an Era of Leading-Power Peace Presidential Address, American Political Science Association, 2001
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Democratic International Governmental Organizations Promote Peace
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The End of MAD? The Nuclear Dimension of U.S. Primacy
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Terminating Alliances: Why Do States Abrogate Agreements?
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