This 32nd email publication by Tao Zhang, PhD, critiques the 2024 Switzerland Summit's approach to defining and achieving peace, following his February 2022 Amazon release on Peace Science.
The democratic peace theory is considered by some as a pillar in political science. It promotes a political belief of democracy - liberal democracy by a conclusion of peace: liberal democracies are hesitant to engage in armed conflict with other identified democracies. There are a number of problems with the democratic peace theory. The main problem is that there is no peace in the democratic peace theory that meets nonpolitical standard for peace. Peace that meets the nonpolitical standard for peace is qualified by political neutrality. In other words, no political neutrality means no peace. The so-called "peace" in the democratic peace theory is political, not politically neutral, because it is a political belief of peace. No one is qualified to determine and tell what is and is not peace. Scientific standards and nonpolitical standard for peace are the only judge to determine and tell what is and is not peace. By scientific and nonpolitical standards for peace, there is no peace in the democratic peace theory.
What is the democratic peace theory and when did Wikipedia become a reliable institution?
The democratic peace theory is considered by some as a pillar in political science. It promotes a political belief of democracy - liberal democracy by a conclusion of peace: liberal democracies are hesitant to engage in armed conflict with other identified democracies. There are a number of problems with the democratic peace theory. The main problem is that there is no peace in the democratic peace theory that meets nonpolitical standard for peace. Peace that meets the nonpolitical standard for peace is qualified by political neutrality. In other words, no political neutrality means no peace. The so-called "peace" in the democratic peace theory is political, not politically neutral, because it is a political belief of peace. No one is qualified to determine and tell what is and is not peace. Scientific standards and nonpolitical standard for peace are the only judge to determine and tell what is and is not peace. By scientific and nonpolitical standards for peace, there is no peace in the democratic peace theory.