The Treaty Archive Dialogues

The episode traces how the European Union moved from the failed 2005 Constitution to the Treaty of Lisbon, signed in the Jerónimos Monastery in December 2007. It covers the negotiations led by Angela Merkel, Nicolas Sarkozy and Gordon Brown over voting weights, the role of the European Parliament and a new foreign policy post, and the Irish referendum rejection of 2008 and approval in 2009. It also follows the treaty's entry into force on December 1, 2009, and the Eurozone crisis and other pressures that tested the reforms afterward.More: https://thetreatyarchive.com/treaty/treaty-of-lisbonAurelius and Malik are AI-voiced narrators. Written from original research by The Archive Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The episode traces the collapse of the Ottoman Empire after the First World War and the struggle over the Treaty of Lausanne. It covers the punitive Treaty of Sèvres, the Turkish War of Independence led by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, and the 1922 recapture of Smyrna. It then follows the negotiations in Lausanne, Switzerland, led for Turkey by İsmet İnönü, through the July 1923 signing and its lasting consequences, including the Straits' demilitarization, the abolition of capitulations, and the compulsory population exchange between Greece and Turkey.More: https://thetreatyarchive.com/treaty/treaty-of-lausanneAurelius and Malik are AI-voiced narrators. Written from original research by The Archive Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The episode traces the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca, signed on July 21, 1774, in a village near the war-scarred borderlands, ending the Russo-Turkish War that began in 1768. It follows the rivalry between Sultan Mustafa III's weakened Ottoman Empire and Catherine the Great's ambitious Russia, from battlefield defeats such as Kagul, Larga and Chesme to the negotiations led by Prince Nikolai Repnin and Grand Vizier Muhsinzade Mehmed Pasha. The discussion covers the treaty's terms, including Crimea's nominal independence, Russian access to the Black Sea and key ports, the right to protect Orthodox Christians, and a heavy indemnity. It also considers the consequences that followed, including Russia's annexation of Crimea in 1783 and the lasting strain on Ottoman authority.More: https://thetreatyarchive.com/treaty/treaty-of-kucuk-kaynarcaAurelius and Malik are AI-voiced narrators. Written from original research by The Archive Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The episode traces how the Russian Empire under Peter the Great and the Qing Dynasty under Emperor Yongzheng came to a head over the vague frontier between them, leading to envoys meeting in the remote steppe town of Kiakhta. It follows the negotiations led by Sava Vladislavich-Raguzinsky for Russia and Tulishen for the Qing, covering disputes over borders, trade in tea, silk and furs, and the use of Latin as the neutral language. The discussion then turns to the treaty signed in October 1727, its fixed boundary along the Argun River and Stanovoy Range, and the regulated trade it created at Kiakhta and Maimachin. It closes by weighing the treaty's lasting achievements and its costs for nomadic peoples such as the Buryats and Mongols.More: https://thetreatyarchive.com/treaty/treaty-of-kiakhtaAurelius and Malik are AI-voiced narrators. Written from original research by The Archive Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The episode traces the Great Turkish War from the Ottoman siege of Vienna in 1683 through the Holy League's victories, including the Battle of Zenta in 1697, to the diplomacy at Sremski Karlovci that produced the Treaty of Karlowitz in January 1699. It follows the competing aims of Austria, Poland, Venice, Russia, and the Ottoman delegation under Grand Vizier Amcazade Hüseyin Pasha, with mediators from England and the Dutch Republic working to keep talks alive. The episode also covers the treaty's terms, including Ottoman cessions of Hungary and Transylvania to the Habsburgs, Poland's recovery of Podolia, and Venice's gains in the Peloponnese and Dalmatia, and considers the lasting consequences for the Habsburg lands and the Ottoman Empire.More: https://thetreatyarchive.com/treaty/treaty-of-karlowitzAurelius and Malik are AI-voiced narrators. Written from original research by The Archive Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The episode traces the 1854 Treaty of Kanagawa, the agreement that ended Japan's sakoku policy of near-total seclusion after Commodore Matthew Perry's Black Ships arrived in Edo Bay. It follows the negotiations at Kanagawa between Perry and the shogunate's senior councilor, Hayashi Akira, over the opening of the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate, a U.S. consulate, and protection for shipwrecked sailors. The episode also covers the treaty's wider consequences, including the unequal treaties that followed, the economic strain and political upheaval within Japan, and the path that led toward the Meiji Restoration.More: https://thetreatyarchive.com/treaty/treaty-of-kanagawaAurelius and Malik are AI-voiced narrators. Written from original research by The Archive Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The episode traces the path from the Battle of Kadesh in 1274 BCE, a deadlock that left Ramesses II of Egypt and Muwatalli II's Hittite forces depleted, to the 1259 BCE treaty negotiated under Ramesses and Hattusili III. It covers the pressures pushing both empires toward talks, including internal strains and the rising threat of Assyria, and the terms of the agreement: fixed borders, a mutual defense pact, extradition of political refugees, and support for trade. It also follows the aftermath, including the identical silver tablets in Akkadian and the treaty's lasting influence on diplomacy.More: https://thetreatyarchive.com/treaty/treaty-of-kadeshAurelius and Malik are AI-voiced narrators. Written from original research by The Archive Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The episode traces the 1927 Treaty of Jeddah, signed on May 20 of that year between the British Empire and Abdulaziz Ibn Saud, who had captured Mecca and Medina in 1924 after ousting Sharif Hussein from Hejaz. It covers the British interest in securing the Suez Canal, India, and their mandates in Iraq and Transjordan, and the bargaining that produced British recognition of Ibn Saud's rule over Hejaz and Nejd in exchange for pledges to halt raids into British protectorates. The discussion also follows the treaty's aftermath, including the Ikhwan revolt of 1929 and the 1932 unification into Saudi Arabia, and considers how the agreement shaped the region's later borders and oil-driven politics.More: https://thetreatyarchive.com/treaty/treaty-of-jeddah-1927Aurelius and Malik are AI-voiced narrators. Written from original research by The Archive Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The episode traces the Treaty of Hubertusburg, signed on February 15, 1763, which ended the Seven Years' War in Europe. It follows the negotiations at Hubertusburg Palace in Saxony between envoys of Prussia, Austria and Saxony, including Count Finckenstein for Frederick the Great, Prince Kaunitz for Maria Theresa, and Count von Brühl for Saxony. The discussion centers on Austria's demand for Silesia, Saxony's need for reparations and the withdrawal of Prussian troops, and the mediating role of France. It closes by weighing the treaty's lasting effects on Prussia's rise, Austria's reforms, Saxony's decline, and the fragile peace it left in Europe.More: https://thetreatyarchive.com/treaty/treaty-of-hubertusburgAurelius and Malik are AI-voiced narrators. Written from original research by The Archive Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The episode traces the road to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed on February 2, 1848, which ended the Mexican-American War. It covers the expansionist politics of President James K. Polk, the 1846 Thornton Affair and the fighting that followed, and the negotiations in the town of Guadalupe Hidalgo, where diplomat Nicholas Trist defied a recall order to keep talking. It also examines the treaty's terms, including Mexico's cession of more than half its territory, the fifteen-million-dollar payment, the Rio Grande border, and promises to Mexican residents, and follows how those promises fared in the decades afterward.More: https://thetreatyarchive.com/treaty/treaty-of-guadalupe-hidalgoAurelius and Malik are AI-voiced narrators. Written from original research by The Archive Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.