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Democratic peace theory

Democratic Peace Theory: The theory that states that democracies rarely if ever go to war with one another and that the spread of democratic values can promote peace between states.

Source: Doyle, M. W. (1983). Kant, liberal legacies, and foreign affairs. Philosophy & Public Affairs, 12(3), 205-235.