2017/06/06 by Sverrir Steinsson · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Economics, Econometrics and Finance · #International Relations and Foreign Policy #Global Peace and Security Dynamics #Defense, Military, and Policy Studies #Political science #Political economy #Democracy #Liberal democracy #Law #Politics #Sociology
paper · doi:10.1177/0010836717712293
openalex publication_date 2017/06/06 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
The Cod Wars, three militarized interstate disputes between the UK and Iceland (1958–1961, 1972–1973, 1975–1976), have often been presented as an egregious exception to the liberal peace. There are, however, few comprehensive analyses of the liberal dimensions of the Cod Wars. This article comprehensively analyses the ways in which each of the Cod Wars is consistent or inconsistent with the liberal peace. I find that while the supposedly pacifying factors of the liberal peace – democracy, trade and institutional ties – effectively made the disputes more contentious, they also ensured that escalation to actual war was impossible.