Publication

This paper explores whether Kantian influences such as trade, institutionalized democracy, and joint memberships in intergovernmental organizations affect the likelihood of militarized inter-state disputes. The authors test if these influences allow a better prediction of the current likelihood of a bilateral dispute than the history of past disputes and other controls. Among the authors' findings is that the pacific benefits of democracy, economic interdependence and international organizations are all the more apparent if they are compared to the effects of alliances and a preponderance of power.