John J. Mearsheimer

Recent articles by John J. Mearsheimer

The Deep State is running the USA, not the President

The Deep State is running the USA, not the President

It doesn't matter who the president is, the Deep State is running the USA. If you want to interpret American foreign policy its all about power as the central objective - and hegemony.  And they really believe they are doing the right thing. David Sacks and a panel from the All in Podcast speak with John Mearsheimer and Jeffrey Sachs about their views of what drives America.

The Kursk offensive: a foolish move

The Kursk offensive: a foolish move

Ukraine’s invasion (of Kursk) was a major strategic blunder, which will accelerate its defeat.

The awesome power of the Israel lobby

The awesome power of the Israel lobby

There is abundant evidence that Israel is pursuing policies that are directly at odds with the Biden administration’s goals in the Middle East.

Who caused the Ukraine war?

Who caused the Ukraine war?

The question of who is responsible for causing the Ukraine war has been a deeply contentious issue since Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022.

The moral and strategic bankruptcy of US policy in Gaza and Ukraine

The moral and strategic bankruptcy of US policy in Gaza and Ukraine

John Mearsheimer discusses Ukraine’s dire situation on the battlefield and its bleak political future; and Israel's use of the Hannibal Doctrine on October 7.

John Mearsheimer: “Things are going to get worse in Ukraine, Middle-East and South-East

John Mearsheimer: “Things are going to get worse in Ukraine, Middle-East and South-East

Paul Buitink talks to John Mearsheimer, a renowned American political scientist and international relations scholar who belongs to the realist school of thought. He is a Professor at the University of Chicago.

Why Israel is in deep trouble

Why Israel is in deep trouble

After more than six months, it appears to many that Israel is losing its war in Gaza. At the same time, Israel is fighting Hezbollah on its northern border, relations between Jerusalem and Washington are strained, and the International Court of Justice has ruled that a plausible case can be made that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

Genocide in Gaza

Genocide in Gaza

Most of the human rights mavens in the liberal mainstream have said little about Israels savage actions in Gaza or the genocidal rhetoric of its leaders. Hopefully, they will explain their disturbing silence at some point. Regardless, history will not be kind to them.

Death and destruction in Gaza

Death and destruction in Gaza

I do not believe that anything I say about what is happening in Gaza will affect Israeli or American policy in that conflict. But I want to be on record so that when historians look back on this moral calamity, they will see that some Americans were on the right side of history.

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