Understanding the Democratic Peace Theory

📚 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.

🗳️ 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.