| List of Figures and Tables | |
| Acknowledgments | |
| Ch. 1 | Introduction | 3 |
| Ch. 2 | Analytic Foundations of the Democratic Peace | 12 |
| Ch. 3 | Legislators, Voters, and the Use of Force Abroad | 28 |
| Ch. 4 | Reinterpreting the Democratic Peace | 44 |
| Ch. 5 | Interests and Alliances: Comparing Two International Systems | 68 |
| Appendix 5.A | Major-Power Alliance Dyads, 1870-1903 | 88 |
| Appendix 5.B | Major-Power Alliance Dyads, 1946-1961 | 88 |
| Ch. 6 | Explaining Relative Dispute-Rate Patterns | 89 |
| Ch. 7 | Conclusion | 109 |
| References | 115 |
| Index | 129 |