- Republican Liberalism: liberal democratic states don’t go to war with each other
- Democratic Peace Theory: Democratic nations don’t go to war with one another but they do go to war with non-democratic states
- Why democratic states don’t go to war with each other?
- Democratic states are controlled by the citizens, citizen will go out of their way to avoid war through peaceful settlements
- ‘Pacific Union’ are common values held by democratic states which is peaceful conflicts resolution
- Economic cooperation and interdependence will strengthen peace
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