"For the last quarter-century the question of whether democracies
are inherently inclined to conduct peaceful foreign policies has
been the most extensively studied and heatedly debated issue in the
fields of political science and international relations. With
"Reliable Partners" Charles Lipson has produced the definitive
study of the question, which summarizes, synthesizes, and goes
beyond everything else written about it."--Michael Mandelbaum,
Senior Fellow, The Council on Foreign Relations, author of "The
Ideas That Conquered the World"
"A crucial question for our future is the truth of the claim
that democracies are unlikely to fight each other. After a careful
examination of alternative explanations, Charles Lipson has
produced an intriguing argument about the causation behind this
correlation. It is an original and important work."--Joseph S. Nye,
Dean, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
"Scholars have long debated whether democracies fight each
other. Charles Lipson persuasively closes that argument and
explains how and why democracies are different. With verve and wit,
he gathers a carefully crafted set of propositions like snowballs
rolling down a hill until they strike like an avalanche with a
fully constructed 'contracting theory.' Democracies avoid war with
each other, Lipson demonstrates, because they have a unique
capacity to bargain and keep their commitments. "Reliable Partners"
is a lucid and compelling book for the experts and the general
reader."--Robert A. Pastor, Vice President and Director of the
Center for Democracy and Election Management, American
University
"Comprehensive, impressively researched, and a pleasure to read,
"ReliablePartners" is a major contribution and the best single book
on the subject. Lipson breaks new ground in answering why the
democratic peace exists. His work will become a major reference
point for future scholarship in the field."--Robert J. Lieber,
Georgetown University, editor of "Eagle Rules: Foreign Policy and
American Primacy in the Twenty-First Century"
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