502 International Politics
The debate about the pacifying effects of democracy on international politics has been ongoing for the last several decades, fueled by the absence of major warfare between the democratic states of Western Europe in the post-WW II era. Given what you know about the causal arguments behind the Democratic Peace Theory (DPT), and the empirical evidence in support of the theory, do you believe that we should see a decline in international warfare in the Middle East? Why, or why not?
Instructions: Your initial post should be at least 500 words.
reading list:
Mueller, John. 2009. “War has Almost Ceased to Exist: an Assessment.” Political Science Quarterly 124.2: 297-321. http://ezproxy.apus.edu/login?url=web.b.ebscohost….
Layne, Christopher. 1994. “Kant or Cant: The Myth of the Democratic Peace.” International Security 19.2: 5-49 http://ezproxy.apus.edu/login?url=http://jstor.org…
Owen, John. M. 1994. “How Liberalism Produces Democratic Peace.” International Security 19.2: 87-125. http://ezproxy.apus.edu/login?url=http://jstor.org…
Waltz, Kenneth N. 2012. “Why Iran Should Get the Bomb: Nuclear Balancing Would Mean Stability.” Foreign
Affairs 91.4:2-5.http://ezproxy.apus.edu/login?url=http://web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=3&sid=0a3f1adf-b3f1-4852-a913-c95bfb59a463%40sessionmgr4003&hid=4114&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=aph&AN=76591794
