The Democratic Peace Theory De

If all states were democracies there would be no more wars. This is the statement that the Democratic Peace Theory claims to be true. It is a decidedly difficult statement to agree with however because at a glance it would appear that democracies are involved in war nearly as often as any other type of regime. In fact there is hardly one type of characteristic that explains a particular country's likelihood of war- not a …

…predict what will happen between states, and to the world. In conclusion the Democratic Peace Theory's claim that if all states were democracies there would be no more wars is highly questionable if not completely unfounded. Winston Churchill once said, " No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time."