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referred to as the "Democratic Peace," that modern democracies rarely go to war with one another. We propose that the …
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improved when military expenditure is used as a tool to mitigate perceived and real security risks that potentially reduce …
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A comparative analysis is made of the experiences of Mozambique and Rwanda as they moved away from their respective conflicts. This provides useful information and a means of learning lessons that can inform future policy formation, particularly regarding the roles of the international community...
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for a United Nations Institute for Mediation, a U.N. Security Insurance Agency, and an International Security Commission …
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Reference: Challenge, January/February, 1979
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Conventional wisdom in economic history suggests that conflict between countries can be enormously disruptive of economic activity, especially international trade. Yet nothing is known empirically about these effects in large samples. We study the effects of war on bilateral trade for almost all...
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This policy overview draws upon two studies, one theoretical and one empirical, to explore lessons from medieval Indian Ocean trade for supporting ethnic tolerance in contemporary settings. The overview begins by sketching a model of inter-ethnic trade and violence in environments where there...
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The aim of this short article is to provide elements for a general discussion on peace economics and its potential …
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The greatest contribution that economics can make to banishing war lies in creating conditions that help keep the peace … to keep the peace and work out a set of policies and institutions capable of creating those conditions. The article …
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been happy with the Afghan Security Forces and ad hoc militias and only replaced them because of political reasons or … because they felt that they were no longer needed. By contrast, the work of private security companies seems to have satisfied … money to the governments involved in the medium and long-term. Moreover, private security contractors are not subject to the …
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