Which Objections Can Be Found Against the Democratic Peace Thesis

question 2

Multiple Choice

Which objections can be found against the democratic peace thesis? Please select all that apply.

• A) Many wars were fought by democracies against non-democracies.
• B) Democratization can increase the likelihood of internal turmoil.
• C) The democratic peace thesis never actually played a role in actual democracy promotion.
• D) The democratic peace thesis only holds if a very restricted definition of war is applied.

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