Intervene or Restrain? America’s Role in the World

With ongoing global tensions—from Iran to the long shadow of past conflicts like Iraq and U.S. involvement in Latin America—we’re revisiting a core question:
Should the United States take an active role in shaping world events, or should it limit its involvement and let nations determine their own paths?
This meetup will focus on the competing ideas of interventionism vs. restraint, and what each approach means in practice.
We’ll explore questions like:
When is intervention justified—and when does it do more harm than good?
What lessons should we take from past U.S. actions abroad?
Does global power create responsibility, or risk overreach?
Should stability, democracy, or sovereignty take priority?
What kind of role should the U.S. aim for in the future?
Whether you lean toward a more active or restrained approach—or are still figuring it out—this will be a chance to dig into the tradeoffs and hear different perspectives.