Grasping the Democratic Peace: Principles for a Post-Cold War World

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Princeton University Press, 1995 - 173 pages

By illuminating the conflict-resolving mechanisms inherent in the relationships between democracies, Bruce Russett explains one of the most promising developments of the modern international system: the striking fact that the democracies that it comprises have almost never fought each other.

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About the author (1995)

Bruce Russett (Ph.D., Yale University) is Dean Acheson Professor of International Relations and Political Science and Director of United Nations Studies at Yale University as well as editor of the Journal of Conflict Resolution. He has taught or held research positions across the globe and has been president of the International Studies Association and the Peace Science Society (International).

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