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Category Archives: John J. Mearsheimer
Why Did Japan Attack The US In WWII?
For the same reason that most everybody when they are cornered, fight back. I’m finishing off John J. Mearsheimer’s classic, The Tragedy of Great Power Politics: The indictment against Japan for overexpansion boils down to its decision to start a … Continue reading
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What Drove Germany To Two World Wars?
There is nothing that is human that is foreign to me. There is nothing Hitler did that is not inside of everybody. For instance, most people wish that their enemies would simply disappear. Israelis wish that Palestinians would simply disappear, … Continue reading
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Then Along Came Perry
I’m finishing off John J. Mearsheimer’s classic, The Tragedy of Great Power Politics. * He quotes a Japanese general on trial for war crimes in 1946: “Haven’t you ever heard of Perry? Tokugawa Japan believed in isolation; it didn’t want … Continue reading
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The Tragedy Of Great Power Politics (2001)
I’m reading John J. Mearsheimer’s 2001 classic: * Great powers that have no reason to fight each other—that are merely concerned with their own survival—nevertheless have little choice but to pursue power and to seek to dominate the other states … Continue reading
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The Causes and Consequences of the Ukraine Crisis
John Mearsheimer says in 2015: “The whole Washington foreign policy establishment. As far as I am concerned, the Republicans and the Democrats are like tweedlee dee and tweedle dum. Anyone who think it matters whether you get Hillary Clinton or … Continue reading
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The Future of Palestine: Righteous Jews vs. the New Afrikaners
John J. Mearsheimer is widely regarded as the most important political scientist in America today. I respect his work. Yet his prediction and prescription for Israel in this 2010 talk bewilders me. Regrettably, the two-state solution is now a fantasy. … Continue reading
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“Can China Rise Peacefully?” with Dr. John Mearsheimer
This guy is brilliant. Published on Apr 1, 2013: Dr. John Mearsheimer, the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, presents his recent theories on the rise of China. The lecture took place … Continue reading
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John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt – The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy
I was impressed by this presentation by the two political scientists. At the end, John J. Mearsheimer says: “The United States would care about Iran acquiring nuclear weapons even if there was no state of Israel. There are two reasons … Continue reading
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PROFESSOR TAKES MEDICAL LEAVE AFTER PRO-ISRAEL FACEBOOK POST LEADS TO ‘VICIOUS HATE MAIL’ CAMPAIGN
Breitbart: Andrew Pessin, Professor of Philosophy at Connecticut College, is the latest casualty in the campus-based culture wars. Dr. Pessin is a well-liked and much published professor, self-described as the “only Jewish professor on campus who openly advocates for Israel.” … Continue reading
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John Mearsheimer: What Mondoweiss Means To Me
You don’t often find scholars praising a blog. What grabs my attention here is that I have always thought of the pro-Israel crowd as the good guys and the anti-Israel crowd as the bad guys. So while I still think … Continue reading
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