May 2016

The democratic peace theory: Validity in relation to the European Union and 'Peaceful' cooperation between United States and China

According to the democratic peace theory, democratic states are less likely to go to war with other democratic states. Consequently, the ultimate goal of the theory is to create a world of democracies that is, a world without war. However, from the realist perspective in some cases democracies go to war with other democracies to influence their power. This paper will critically analyze the validity of democratic peace...

Author(s): Nibal Attia