This paper examines the interactive effect of distance and trade on international conflict and cooperation. The effect … of geographic distance depends on trade, while the effect of trade varies with geographic distance. Trade reduces … conflict to a greater extent when dyads are geographically close, but has a greater effect on cooperation when countries are …

This paper examines the interactive effect of distance and trade on international conflict and cooperation. The effect … of geographic distance depends on trade, while the effect of trade varies with geographic distance. Trade reduces … conflict to a greater extent when dyads are geographically close, but has a greater effect on cooperation when countries are …

religion between groups. The resulting distance-adjusted ethno-linguistic fractionalization index (DELF) is based on highly … shows that this does not hold true for ethnic diversity in more developed countries. As regards the cultural distance … between countries and its impact on trade, the DELF is, indeed, a very valuable measure of cultural affinity between countries …

religion between groups. The resulting distance-adjusted ethno-linguistic fractionalization index (DELF) is based on highly … shows that this does not hold true for ethnic diversity in more developed countries. As regards the cultural distance … between countries and its impact on trade, the DELF is, indeed, a very valuable measure of cultural affinity between countries …

Water Agreements</li> <li>The Use of River Basin Modeling as a Tool to Assess Conflict and Potential Cooperation</li> <li …<i>Bridges over Water</i> places the study of transboundary water conflicts, negotiation, and cooperation in the … and cooperation between riparian states. With an appended chapter on principles and practices of negotiation, and a new …

. Specialization based on comparative advantage leads to gains from trade. If political conflict leads to a diminution of trade, then … at least a portion of the costs of conflict can be measured by a nation's lost gains from trade. The greater two nations …' gain from trade the more costly is bilateral (dyadic) conflict. This notion forms the basis of Baron de Montesquieu …