International Liberalism: Peace through Principles?

  • Félix E. Martín
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Abstract

Liberalism is not a specific and straightforward prescription for the promotion and maintenance of international peace. In fact, its main focus was originally the political and economic organization of domestic society for the realization and protection of the liberty of the individual. Nonetheless, several of its original and basic principles have been extended to the analysis and explanation of the outbreak, evolution, and permanence of peace in the interstate system.

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World Politics International Politics Individual Liberty International Peace Economic Interdependence 
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