date: 2025-07-24 previous note: [[0104 International Relations]] related note(s): - tags: #political-theory --- There are three variants of liberalism. One version is the Republican liberalism which is responsible for the Democratic peace theory school of thought, which believes democracies don't go to war with each other. Second is neoliberal institutionalism, which focuses on international organizations and treaties to reduce anarchy. Third is economic liberalism which believes increased trade between state decreases the chances of war because of economic interests. --- ## References 1. [[Sun Tzu in Space]] p.98