Point 2: Absolute freedom of navigation upon the seas, outside territorial waters, alike in peace and in war, except as the seas may be closed in whole or in part by international action for the enforcement of international covenants.
This point also is not in exsistance, to an extent. Restricted access is in effect for territorial waters, but are not as open as the point suggests they should be. Also, the U.N. controls international waters, though the boundaries are enforced by military force.
Point 4: Adequate guarantees given and taken that national armaments will be reduced to the lowest point consistant with domestic safety.
This point is not in exsistance today. This point suggests only having a military large enough to keep the peace within the country, not outside the country. I think this would keep the peace better than the other other points because it would keep tension/fear low, and also make it difficult for nations to quickly go to war.
Point 9: A readjustment of the frontiers of Italy should be effected along clearly recognizable lines of nationality.
This point exists today. The only area that Italy has changed its borders is it gave up what is modern day Slovania. I don't feel that this helps at all to keep war from happening. If Italy had been split up more, it would have caused more fighting and possibly another war.
Point 14: A general association of nations must be formed under specific covenants for the purpose of affording mutual guarantees of political independence and territorial integrity to great and small states alike.
This is the point that set up the League of Nations. It is no longer around, because we have the United Nations, though they are not the same thing. The League of Nations would never be able to control every country well enough to ensure peace, so it would never be very good at keeping peace.
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