What Is the Institutional Explanation for Why War Between Democracies

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Multiple Choice

What is the institutional explanation for why war between democracies and autocracies is more likely than war between two democracies?

• A)Democratic leaders may have little room to negotiate with autocratic authorities, making compromise less likely.
• B)Democratic leaders may perceive a high likelihood of winning a war with an autocracy because they expect that the opposing army will refuse to fight on behalf of the autocrat.
• C)Autocratic regimes are much better suited to diversionary war.
• D)Autocratic regimes have been growing in military strength and are much more likely to engage in power transition warfare.

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