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14 May 2026

PODCAST: Scott Andrew KEEFER, "Building the Palace of Peace: The Hague Conference of 1907 and Arms Control before the World War" [Voices of JHIL]

 


Abstract:

In Episode 9 of the Voices of JHIL podcast, we once again turn to history to discuss timely and pressing questions. This time, Scott Andrew Keefer joins us to discuss his article “Building the Palace of Peace: The Hague Conference of 1907 and Arms Control before the World War,” published in JHIL 9(1) (2007), 35–81, which explores the international legal dynamics of the naval arms race of the early 20th century. From a comparative historical analysis of the multilateral failure of the 1907 Hague Conference and the bilateral success of the 1902 Argentine-Chilean Naval Armament Treaty, we move on to broader questions regarding international law’s capacity to respond to global security issues.

On the speaker:

Dr. Scott Andrew Keefer, Senior Lecturer in History at Bournemouth University. 

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