Democratic peace theory is an extension of the work of this philosopher:
A) John Locke.
B) Jean Jacques Rousseau.
C) Immanuel Kant.
D) John Stuart Mill.

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Immanuel Kant's ideas on peace and international relations formed the basis of democratic peace theory. He argued that democratic states, which ensure citizens' political and civil liberties, do not go to war with each other. This theory suggests that democracies are more peaceful and less likely to engage in violent conflict with one another than non-democratic states.

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