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| | Benefit of the Doubt: Kangas said: |
 | | But the problem is, if the theory called on to explain the statistical observation of peace between democracies is shared values, norms and cultures, then it makes the strong prediction that any pair of democracies nearly coming to blows should in the end eschew violence on account of those shared values and norms. |
 | | Then, the border-line cases like the Fashoda incident between France and Britain, or the Venezuela border dispute between Britain and America, assume some importance. |
 | | In both cases, however, the historical record shows that strategic exigencies, not shared culture, were what induced the leaders of both countries from going to war. |
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