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Category Archives: John J. Mearsheimer
Supporting Ukraine Is A Bigger Blunder Than Invading Iraq
In a speech uploaded to Youtube May 23, 2023, John J. Mearsheimer says supporting Ukraine against Russia is a much worse mistake than invading Iraq in 2003. “We committed a colossal blunder and I find it hard to see how … Continue reading
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Why Leaders Lie: The Truth About Lying in International Politics
Here are some highlights from this 2011 book by John J. Mearsheimer: * I argue that there are sometimes good strategic reasons for leaders to lie to other countries as well as to their own people. International lying, in other … Continue reading
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Surviving Peace – John Mearsheimer full interview
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The Great Delusion: Liberal Dreams and International Realities By John J. Mearsheimer
Here are some excerpts from this 2018 book: Political liberalism, in fact, comes in two varieties: what some call modus vivendi liberalism and progressive liberalism, a terminology I use throughout this book.11 There are basically two important differences between them, … Continue reading
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John J. Mearsheimer’s New Book: The Great Delusion: Liberal Dreams and International Realities
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The Tragedy Of Great Power Politics By John J. Mearsheimer (7-27-18)
Professor Mearsheimer writes: “Theories encounter anomalies because they simplify reality by emphasizing certain factors while ignoring others. Offensive realism assumes that the international system strongly shapes the behavior of states. Structural factors such as anarchy and the distribution of power, … Continue reading
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The Case For Off-Shore Balancing
John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt wrote in 2016: Americans’ distaste for the prevailing grand strategy should come as no surprise, given its abysmal record over the past quarter century. In Asia, India, Pakistan, and North Korea are expanding their … Continue reading
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‘Liberal Dreams & International Realities’
John J. Mearsheimer has a new book containing eight chapters coming out next year with this working title. Three weeks ago, he gave three lectures at Yale based on material from his new book. “The United States has pursued liberal … Continue reading
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U.S. Foreign Policy in the Trump Era: The Future of Great Power Politics
John J. Mearsheimer says: “Realism is a theory of great power politics… Realists believe that minor power don’t matter much and the idea of fighting in the developing world or areas outside of Europe, East Asia and the Persian Gulf … Continue reading
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John Mearsheimer: EVALUATING U.S. FOREIGN POLICY SINCE THE END OF THE COLD WAR
In his presentation, John J. Mearsheimer says that while at this time, the 2003 invasion of Iraq looks like the biggest debacle in U.S. foreign policy in the past 30 years, we may in the future regard American interference in … Continue reading
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