Liberal institutionalists assume the following:

• 1 Regimes enable states to collaborate.
• 2 Regimes promote the common good.
• 3 Regimes flourish best when promoted and maintained by a benign hegemon.
• 4 Regimes promote globalization and a liberal world order.

In addition, according to liberals, peace and order can only be achieved by the increase in the number of democratic states.

Realists assume the following:

• 1 Regimes enable states to coordinate.
• 2 Regimes generate differential benefits for states.
• 3 Power is the central feature of regime formation and survival.
• 4 The nature of world order depends on the underlying principles and norms of regimes.

The correct answer is D.