The realist perspective would most likely argue that democracies do not go to war with one another because . . .
a. They successfully use balance-of-power politics to avoid war
b. Their leaders have to appeal to larger coalitions to survive politically and, therefore, choose wars only with nondemocratic countries in which democracies enjoy an advantage in mobilizing military resources
c. They trade more with one another and do not want to forfeit the mutual gains from trade
d. They are inherently more peaceful than nondemocratic states
a. They successfully use balance-of-power politics to avoid war
b. Their leaders have to appeal to larger coalitions to survive politically and, therefore, choose wars only with nondemocratic countries in which democracies enjoy an advantage in mobilizing military resources
c. They trade more with one another and do not want to forfeit the mutual gains from trade
d. They are inherently more peaceful than nondemocratic states
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