Kellogg-Briand Pact – Part 2: When ideals collide behind closed doors

Behind the ornate doors of the Quai d’Orsay in Paris, the fate of modern diplomacy hung in the balance. Would idealism win the day, or would national interests tear the dream apart?Spring, nineteen twenty-eight. Delegations from across the world have converged on Paris. The French capital is alive with anticipation and anxiety. The French Foreign Minister, Aristide Briand, burns with determination to cement his nation’s security. Across the table, U.S. Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg brings a steady hand and a keen eye for compromise. The British, led by Foreign Secretary Sir Austen Chamberlain, are cool and cautious. Japan and Italy, each with their own ambitions, circle the talks, wary of constraints on their power. The stakes are enormous. If the world’s powers can agree to renounce war, the global order might change forever. But conflicting interests threaten to unravel the negotiations at every turn.Learn more at: https://thetreatyarchive.com/treaty/kellogg-briand-pactThe Treaty Archive is part of The Archive Network by Jonkai Ventures, dedicated to exploring the history of global peace treaties and diplomatic agreements that shaped the modern world.Support the podcast and access exclusive content on Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheArchiveNetworkDiscover more at: https://thetreatyarchive.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.