The postwar ascendant United States refused to join. The winners of World War I, like France and Britain, were terrified of rearming, while the losers, such as Germany and Austria, were eager to.

“The League is dead,” Robert Cecil solemnly declared on April 18, 1946, addressing delegates from 34 countries at the League of Nations headquarters in Geneva. The death of the League was not the ...

Historians traditionally blame the failure of the League of Nations — the post-World War I, Versailles-era dream of President Woodrow Wilson — on many things. Its membership was small (58 nations).

The Nations League is back and this time it’s slightly different. It may not be the most beloved international competition, but the Nations League will dominate the European football agenda for the ...

Someone is forever niggling about the Monroe Doctrine. Last week the Council of the League of Nations was faced with a note from Costa Rica requesting the Council officially to “interpret” the ...

The UEFA Nations League final takes center stage in Europe every couple of years, serving up an alternative major tournament to the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship. Since the ...

The old cliche that says, “There are three types of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics” is perfect for international football. It’s highly unlikely that Mark Twain (or former British Prime ...

The UEFA Nations League (UNL) group stage is over, and there was much more at stake than you might think. In fact, you might say you need a degree in football administration to have fully understood ...

Historians traditionally blame the failure of the League of Nations—the post-World War I, Versailles-era dream of President Woodrow Wilson—on many things. Its membership was small (58 nations). The ...