Category Archives: John J. Mearsheimer

Why Did Japan Attack The US In WWII?

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Luke Ford

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?

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Luke Ford

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

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Luke Ford

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)

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Luke Ford

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

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Luke Ford

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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