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by mmastrac
759 days ago
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The League of Nations existed, but was an abject failure for a number of reasons and failed to prevent WWII. The UN is probably the most successful international union because of its pragmatic approach, but it seems like most international political alliances fall apart within 100 years. Other non-political international bodies seem to have more luck: the ITU -- the International Telecommunication Union -- has been around for 150 years. The International Labour Organization outlasted the League of Nations and became part of the UN. |
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UN did not prevent WWIII. It is the mere fact that nuclear weapons and MAD made the global superpowers realize that there is no winning in such war. And that a security competition and proxy wars are acceptable. But direct confrontation to be be avoided at all costs. It is not like US, Russia (probably china and others too) do respect the UN that much anyway.
If nuclear weapons existed before WWII, There is a slim chance that it would happen.
UN did not protect iraq and Ukraine from illegal invasions such that League of nations did not protect Ethiopia in the past. The mere fact that in all cases no body wanted to confront a major power invading another country far away.