The League of Nations is not yet in power; it is not strong enough; it cannot, ... The diplomats of an earlier time had the presumption thus to redraw the map of Europe. In 1815, ...

He did, however, make sure the League of Nations was an inextricable part of the final agreement. He hoped that once the League was established, it could rectify the treaty's many shortcomings.

Monkey Cage The League of Nations — the U.N.’s predecessor — was born 100 years ago this month. It’s hard to imagine the U.N., and much of today’s international order, without it.

The United Nations is now at a similar inflection point to the League’s position in the 1930s. When the League ended, the United Nations and several of its agencies became operative.

When the League's Assembly first met, it had just over 40 founding members. Over time, a total of 63 nations joined, though no more than 60 were members at any given time.