International economic sanctions have become increasingly important as alternatives to
military conflict since the end of the Cold War. This chapter surveys various approaches to …

The Invisible Hand of Peace shows that the domestic institutions associated with capitalism,
namely private property and competitive market structures, have promoted peace between …

Democracy does not cause peace among nations. Rather, domestic conditions cause both
democracy and peace. From 1961 to 2001, democratic nations engaged in numerous fatal …

Liberals claim that countries avoid conflict in order not to disrupt economically beneficial
exchange. The statement that economic integration reduces the likelihood of conflict is …

Power Transition theory is a dynamic and structural model for analyzing fundamental shifts
in global power. The theory itself, while maintaining its core concepts, has metamorphosed …

It has recently been argued that apparent peace between democracies may be the result of
political similarity rather than joint democracy, and that there may exist an “autocratic peace” …

The annual number of battle deaths from interstate and intra-state conflicts in East Asia has
declined by 95% since 1979. During the past three decades, East Asia has been more …

Examining Russia–EU relations in terms of the forms and types of power tools they use, this
book argues that the deteriorating relations between Russia and the EU lie in the deep …

Purpose The study aims to explore the challenges of developing jurisdictions like Pakistan
in achieving significant mutual legal assistance from the international community, especially …

Perhaps the simplest explanation for where fault lines lie in a political process involves the
presence of an" other." Difference divides and similarity unites. These similarities and …