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The most well-known liberal internationalist Wilson in the aftermath of the WWI argued for a system of collective security to maintain peace, based on rule of law, instead of the old balance of power mechanism. So, their ideal liberal peace would be based on “open diplomacy, the right of self-determination, free trade, disarmament, the peaceful settlement of disputes and the establishment of the League of Nations (LN) as an international security organization (MacMillan, 2007, 21-27).

The Wilsonian doctrine revolved around the concept of “collective security” aiming to provide security for all states, by the action of all states, against all states that might challenge the existing order. This system would be completely different from the former balance of power system; thus, Wilson’s argument was for “change”. However, collective security as an idea was seen by some realists as an effort of idealists to escape from the reality of problem of the management of power (Claude, 1967, 110). The League was supposed to resolve the clash of interests and differences but the outbreak of the WWII was a blow to this ideal.