Realist such as Henry Kissinger once stated that when it comes to power, leaders are usually power hungry and selfish. Liberals in the other hand believe that leaders can make their nations get along by having respect fo each other differences and freedom. Liberals disagree with realist view about how political power is measure by "degree to which one is able to maintain, increase and demonstrate one's power over others" ( Lazarus). For Liberals, trusting behaviour between states is based on ethical norms of interaction, where states do not necessarily have to make immoral trade-offs, as Realists would argue. "The belief that information and communication can play an essential role in overcoming barrieres to collective action. This is because improve knowledge and communications allow nations-state decisionmakers and other actors to realize that they have common interest that might not have existed in prior historical periods. ongoing interraction and information sharing can also reveal true preference, build trust in one another's intention........directly by negotiators and decision makers" (Axelrod 1981; Oye 1986).
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This is not to say that interstate warfare is impossible but that likeminded states are less likely to engage in hostilities. In fact like-minded states are more likely to achieve a level of "interdependence" through their peaceful interaction. Importantly, if states are to be interdependent a degree of sovereignty must be relinquished. Although the Israeli-Palestinian relationship is not an interstate one, the two have nevertheless reached a level of interdependence through their sharing of resources. Moreover, although their interactions have not always been peaceful, the fact that the Israeli and Palestinian populations have mixed has diminished their exclusive