EPISODE · Jun 3, 2026 · 7 MIN
Kellogg-Briand Pact – Part 3: A bold promise—and its silent weaknesses
from The Treaty Archive: History of Peace Treaties & Global Agreements
On a summer day in Paris, hope and skepticism mingled as diplomats put their pens to history. What, exactly, did they agree to—and what did they leave unsaid?The Kellogg-Briand Pact, signed August twenty-seventh, nineteen twenty-eight, was brief but radical. Article I: nations condemn war as a solution to disputes and renounce it as national policy. Article II: all conflicts must be settled by peaceful means. These sentences embodied decades of battered idealism and desperate hope. The signing nations—fifteen at first, sixty-two within a few years—spanned continents and cultures. From the United States and France to Germany, Japan, and beyond, the world’s leaders appeared to make a solemn promise: war would no longer be a tool of statecraft.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.
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On a summer day in Paris, hope and skepticism mingled as diplomats put their pens to history. What, exactly, did they agree to—and what did they leave unsaid?The Kellogg-Briand Pact, signed August twenty-seventh, nineteen twenty-eight, was brief but radical. Article I: nations condemn war as a solution to disputes and renounce it as national policy. Article II: all conflicts must be settled by peaceful means. These sentences embodied decades of battered idealism and desperate hope. The signing nations—fifteen at first, sixty-two within a few years—spanned continents and cultures. From the United States and France to Germany, Japan, and beyond, the world’s leaders appeared to make a solemn promise: war would no longer be a tool of statecraft.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.
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