Every permanent alliance or supranational organisation pools some national sovereignty. That exchange is neither inherently good nor inherently bad; it is the price members pay to pursue a common purpose together. American participation might have strengthened interwar stability, especially because the United States already supported the naval-treaty system. The League debate becomes a broader lesson about trading unilateral freedom of action for coordinated influence and predictability.
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International organisations pool national sovereignty
The League of Nations illustrates the bargain in every permanent international commitment: states exchange some freedom of action for shared capacity.