Author profile: Jennifer Jackson

Democratic Peace Theory: An Appropriate Guide to Foreign Policy?

Jennifer Jackson • Jun 2 2011 • Essays

A liberal foreign policy based on the assumption of DPT – that liberal democracies will be less likely to go to war with each other – does have flaws and weaknesses. While fixing these flaws and strengthening these weaknesses may be difficult, time-consuming and painful, the promise of peace is surely worth the effort.

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