How Wilsonian Principles Collided with European Power Politics I. Introduction: The Grand Dichotomy “The war was fought for a new world order, but the peace was made by old-world rules.”– E.H. Carr, The Twenty Years’ Crisis (1939) The 1919 Paris Peace Conference witnessed an unprecedented philosophical collision: This clash shaped every major decision—and ultimately defined … Continue reading Idealism vs. Realpolitik: The Enduring Clash at the Paris Peace Conference