Why Liberal Democracies Avoid War, Prevent Civil Conflict

International Peace Day is an appropriate occasion for assessing democracy's contribution to peace and security. The Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928, also known as the Paris Peace Pact, does not have a good reputation, for obvious reasons, notes Council on Foreign Relations analyst Max Boot. But Yale law professors Oona A. Hathaway and Scott J. Shapiro contend in their [...]

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