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The disarmament illusion
the movement for a limitation of armaments to 1907
Book • 1942
Merze Tate's 'The Disarmament Illusion' traces the development and collapse of early 20th-century multilateral arms-control efforts, showing their failure in the face of state interests.
Drawing on the Hague Conventions and interwar diplomacy, Tate argues that legalistic restraints could not override the incentives for power competition.
Her work highlights the limits of international law when not backed by effective enforcement or aligned state interests.
As an early and important realist critique, the book illuminates why disarmament ambitions unraveled during World War I. The study remains influential for scholars examining the interaction of law, institutions, and power politics.
Drawing on the Hague Conventions and interwar diplomacy, Tate argues that legalistic restraints could not override the incentives for power competition.
Her work highlights the limits of international law when not backed by effective enforcement or aligned state interests.
As an early and important realist critique, the book illuminates why disarmament ambitions unraveled during World War I. The study remains influential for scholars examining the interaction of law, institutions, and power politics.
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Paul Poast
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Keeping it Real(ism), with Assoc. Professor Paul Poast
