International Arbitration, The Pacific Settlement of Disputes and the French Security-Disarmament Dilemma (1919-1931)

International arbitration played an ambiguous role in French planning over national security during the years following the First World War, as policymakers faced the challenge of dealing with the powerful post-war movement in favour of international disarmament. It was a French-driven initiative in 1924 that accorded arbitration a central role as a means to ensure [...]