Understanding the Democratic Peace Theory
An introduction to the Democratic Peace Theory, which states that democracies promote peace and trust between nations by not fighting with one another.
00:00:00 The theory of democratic peace states that democracies do not fight with one another, promoting peace and trust between nations.
📚 The theory of democratic peace states that democracies do not fight with each other.
💡 There are three theories of democratic peace: Monadic, Dyadic, and Systemic.
🌍 The increase of democratic states leads to a more peaceful international system.
00:01:07 A concise introduction to the Democratic Peace Theory, which explains how democratic states are less likely to go to war due to shared norms, institutional logic, and interdependence.
🗳️ Democratic states are less likely to go to war because their leaders respond to the general public.
💼 Democracies tend to adopt free market economies, leading to more international trade and interdependence.
🔒 The interdependence created by trade makes it less likely for democratic states to declare war, as it would make everyone worse off.
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