The Hague Conferences and International Politics, 1898-1915

Beginning with the extraordinary rescript by Tsar Nicholas II in August 1898 calling the world''s governments to a disarmament conference, this book charts the history of the two Hague peace conferences of 1899 and 1907 – and the third conference of 1915 that was never held – using diplomatic correspondence, newspaper reports, contemporary publications and the papers of internationalist organizati...