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#63: 4 August 1914 III - A Mere Scrap of Paper

When Diplomacy Fails Podcast by Zack Twamley

Jun 9, 202543:22Society & Culture

The 1839 Treaty on Belgian neutrality was a mere scrap of paper - that was the phrase which doomed Bethmann Hollweg, and Germany, to moral condemnation. It was the excuse which conquerors of all shapes and sizes had trot...

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#63: 4 August 1914 III - A Mere Scrap of Paper is an episode from When Diplomacy Fails Podcast by Zack Twamley. The 1839 Treaty on Belgian neutrality was a mere scrap of paper - that was the phrase which doomed Bethmann Hollweg, and Germany...

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Published Jun 9, 2025, 43:22 long, audio available.