#401 – John Mearsheimer: Israel-Palestine, Russia-Ukraine, China, NATO, and WW3
Lex Fridman Podcast
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Democracies and Peace: A Complex Relation
The assertion that democracies are inherently more peaceful than non-democracies is problematic, as there is insufficient evidence to substantiate the claim. While it's noted that democracies generally do not engage in conflict with one another, this does not definitively establish that democracies are overall more peaceful than non-democracies. The relationship between democracy and peace is more nuanced and requires further examination beyond surface-level assumptions.
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