Mexican War and Explanatory Theories of International ConflictThe United States and Mexico went to war between 1846 and 1848. The war was a pivotal event for both sides that participated in the war. war, Mexico lost almost half of its territory to the United States and the United States became a political superpower. Two theories will be analyzed and applied to this specific case to determine whether or not they can be used to explain the conflict known as the Mexican-American War. Economic interdependence theory and deterrence theory and their assumptions will be the two theories examined in this article. This war between Mexico and the United States is an excellent example to study because many theories explaining the causes of the conflict can be applied to this specific case. However, in this article only two theories will be applied. Economic interdependence theory is a branch of a broader theory, interdependence theory. In this theory, interdependence refers to the mutual dependence between countries. Mutual dependence requires countries to be highly sensitive and vulnerable to each other, with Keohane and Nye (1977) defining sensitivity as the degree to which countries are affected by the actions of others, and vulnerability as the degree to which countries countries can protect themselves from events. that occur elsewhere and can be potentially costly. (Keohane and Nye). This theory asserts that relationships between countries based on interdependence are expensive to break and, therefore, interdependence leads to less international conflict. Liberalism is often used to link interdependence theory to conflict. Liberalism explains how cooperation can develop and continue. In this article......middle of article......University Press. Hirschman, Albert O., (1977) Passions and interests. Princeton: Princeton University Press. Hirschman, Albert O., (1982) Rival Interpretations of Market Society; Civilizing, destructive or weak? Journal of Economic Literature. 20:1463-1484. Keohane, Robert O. and Joseph S. Nye (1977) Power and Interdependence: World Politics in Transition. Boston: Little Brown. McMillan, Susan M., (1997) Interdependence and Conflict. Mershon Review of International Studies. 40:33-58. Pletcher, David M. James K. Polk. PBS. April 21, 2014. .Quackenbush, Stephen L., (2011) Deterrence Theory: Where Are We? Journal of International Studies. 37:741-762. Salvucci, Linda K., Trade Routes. PBS. Internet. April 21. 2014. .

Essay / Mexican War and Explanatory Theories of International ConflictThe United States and Mexico went to war between 1846 and 1848. The war was a pivotal event for both sides that participated in the war. war, Mexico lost almost half of its territory to the United States and the United States became a political superpower. Two theories will be analyzed and applied to this specific case to determine whether or not they can be used to explain the conflict known as the Mexican-American War. Economic interdependence theory and deterrence theory and their assumptions will be the two theories examined in this article. This war between Mexico and the United States is an excellent example to study because many theories explaining the causes of the conflict can be applied to this specific case. However, in this article only two theories will be applied. Economic interdependence theory is a branch of a broader theory, interdependence theory. In this theory, interdependence refers to the mutual dependence between countries. Mutual dependence requires countries to be highly sensitive and vulnerable to each other, with Keohane and Nye (1977) defining sensitivity as the degree to which countries are affected by the actions of others, and vulnerability as the degree to which countries countries can protect themselves from events. that occur elsewhere and can be potentially costly. (Keohane and Nye). This theory asserts that relationships between countries based on interdependence are expensive to break and, therefore, interdependence leads to less international conflict. Liberalism is often used to link interdependence theory to conflict. Liberalism explains how cooperation can develop and continue. In this article......middle of article......University Press. Hirschman, Albert O., (1977) Passions and interests. Princeton: Princeton University Press. Hirschman, Albert O., (1982) Rival Interpretations of Market Society; Civilizing, destructive or weak? Journal of Economic Literature. 20:1463-1484. Keohane, Robert O. and Joseph S. Nye (1977) Power and Interdependence: World Politics in Transition. Boston: Little Brown. McMillan, Susan M., (1997) Interdependence and Conflict. Mershon Review of International Studies. 40:33-58. Pletcher, David M. James K. Polk. PBS. April 21, 2014. .Quackenbush, Stephen L., (2011) Deterrence Theory: Where Are We? Journal of International Studies. 37:741-762. Salvucci, Linda K., Trade Routes. PBS. Internet. April 21. 2014. .

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