Wilson's Fourteen Points outlined a post-war peace plan that called for German troops to leave Russia, reductions in armaments for all countries, no more secret treaties between nations, free navigation of seas, establishment of an international organization, removal of economic barriers and imperialism, independence for Belgium, return of Alsace-Lorraine to France, impartial settlement of colonial disputes, readjustment of Italian borders, and self-determination for peoples of Austria-Hungary and the Turkish Empire. The fourteen points aimed to address the main causes of World War I and promote long-term stability and peace in Europe.