▁distribution ▁of ▁these ▁g ains ▁can ▁affect ▁inter state ▁power ▁relations . ▁Moreover , ▁sh ifts ▁in ▁power ▁relations ▁are ▁widely ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁pot ent ▁source ▁of ▁military ▁conflict .” ▁ ▁Econom ic ▁inter dep end ence ▁ ▁Econom ic ▁inter dep end ence ▁and ▁greater ▁open ness ▁ex poses ▁domestic ▁econom ies ▁to ▁the ▁ex igen cies ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁market . ▁Social ▁inst ability ▁is ▁therefore ▁increased ▁by ▁expos ure ▁to ▁international ▁competition . ▁This ▁negative ▁force ▁und erm ines ▁the ▁Kant ian ▁peace ▁and ▁remains ▁a ▁cause ▁for ▁concern ▁in ▁international ▁conflict . ▁Although ▁this ▁concern ▁seems ▁legit imate ▁given ▁the ▁economic ▁dispar ities ▁between ▁developed ▁and ▁developing ▁countries , ▁studies ▁fail ▁to ▁provide ▁compreh ensive ▁empir ical ▁evidence . ▁ ▁Another ▁view ▁at ▁odd s ▁with ▁liberal ism ▁is ▁that ▁techn ological ▁innov ation ▁and ▁industrial ization ▁increase ▁the ▁ability ▁of ▁some ▁countries ▁to ▁exercise ▁power . ▁As ▁trade ▁flows ▁and ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁inter dep end ence ▁increases , ▁so ▁do ▁the ▁in cent ives ▁for ▁states ▁to ▁take ▁military ▁actions ▁to ▁reduce ▁their ▁economic ▁vulner ability . ▁ ▁The ▁ad verse ▁effect ▁of ▁trade ▁on ▁state ▁security ▁is ▁difficult ▁to ▁determine , ▁however ▁the ▁more ▁competition , ▁the ▁more ▁ag gress ive ▁the ▁environment . ▁Op enn ess ▁and ▁competition ▁increases ▁social ▁inst ability ▁because ▁domestic ▁prices ▁need ▁to ▁adjust ▁to ▁changes ▁in ▁international ▁prices . ▁Cons istent ▁with ▁the ▁real ists ▁view ▁that ▁states ▁are ▁essentially ▁always ▁in ▁conflict , ▁social ▁inst ability ▁and ▁resource