2 0 0 1 ) ▁research ▁design ▁has ▁become ▁a ▁standard ▁choice ▁of ▁rep lications ▁in ▁studies ▁assess ing ▁the ▁Kant ian ▁peace ▁triangle ▁where ▁dem oc ra cies ▁tend ▁to ▁be ▁inter dependent ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁International ▁Government ▁Organ is ations ▁( IG Os ). ▁Their ▁research ▁is ▁consistent ▁with ▁the ▁argument ▁that ▁dem ocr atic ▁peace ▁advoc ates ▁economic ▁inter dep end ence ▁and ▁a ▁joint ▁need ▁to ▁att ain ▁membership ▁in ▁I GO s ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁inc idence ▁of ▁conflict . ▁However , ▁the ▁empir ical ▁find ings ▁on ▁the ▁Kant ian ▁peace ▁triangle ▁as ▁a ▁joint ▁force ▁to ▁eliminate ▁conflict ▁presents ▁some ▁limitations , ▁as ▁one ▁study ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁three ▁Kant ian ▁peace ▁variables ▁are ▁less ▁robust ▁in ▁explaining ▁leaders ’ ▁conflict ▁behaviour . ▁Ke oh ane ▁and ▁N ye ▁( 2 0 0 0 ) ▁ ▁go ▁further ▁to ▁include ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁additional ▁components ▁in ▁this ▁theory ▁including ▁environmental ▁and ▁military ▁measurements . ▁ ▁Trade ▁ ▁Liber als ▁emphas ise ▁two ▁main ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁benefits ▁of ▁trade . ▁First , ▁trade ▁prom otes ▁states ▁to ▁work ▁together ▁and ▁co oper atively , ▁rein for cing ▁peace ful ▁relations ▁among ▁trad ing ▁partners . ▁The ▁second ▁benefit ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁expected ▁utility ▁model ▁of ▁trade ▁and ▁conflict ▁▁ ▁which ▁emphas ises ▁the ▁potential ▁economic ▁consequences ▁of ▁a ▁dis ruption ▁in ▁trade . ▁Count ries ▁are ▁therefore ▁d eter red ▁from ▁initi ating ▁conflict ▁against ▁a ▁trad ing ▁partner ▁for ▁fear