A Middle East Forum podcast. “Turkey’s Occupation of Cyprus: 50 Years On with Marios Lysiotis, Michael Rubin, Mine Balman” https://youtu.be/zSfteZHQ-Qo?si=xVZVCxYjyQpmjGIQ
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– On August 14, Suddeutsche Zeitung, citing a joint investigation with the ARD TV channel and Die Zeit, reported that Germany’s Prosecutor General’s office issued an arrest warrant for a Ukrainian diving instructor, suspected of being involved in the Nord Stream explosions. – According to the newspaper, another two Ukrainian diving instructors are also suspected of being involved in this act of sabotage. The German media accused Poland of failing to assist in the investigation. – In turn, the Wall Street Journal, citing sources, reported that Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky approved the plan to…
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“As I watch this catastrophe for the Palestinians unfold, I am left with one simple question for Israel’s leaders, their American defenders, and the Biden administration: have you no decency?“²1. https://youtu.be/9Rx6fiiM9a0?si=ghB9FdSZ0ncyDiLS – 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. What Israel is doing in Gaza to…
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– Discussion¹ Are states rational? Much of international relations theory assumes that they are. But many scholars believe that political leaders rarely act rationally. John J. Mearsheimer will argue that rational decisions in international politics rest on credible theories about how the world works and emerge from deliberative decisionmaking processes. Using these criteria, he will describe how most states are rational most of the time, even if they are not always successful, and will discuss implications for formulating foreign policy. Join Mearsheimer and Ashley Tellis, a scholar with extensive policy…
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France’s ex US Ambassador Gérard Araud criticized Washington for frequently violating international law and said its so-called “rules-based order” is an unfair “Western order” based on “hegemony.” He condemned the new cold war on China, instead calling for mutual compromises.
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1. Convicted Sen. Bob Menendez on Friday took his independent candidacy off the November ballot, ending for good the question of whether the disgraced senator would complicate an election for the party that spurned him. It also formally ends a half-century in politics that began on a New Jersey school board and culminated with extraordinary power on the global stage. Hours earlier, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said he would appoint former chief of staff George Helmy to the Senate seat Menendez has said he will vacate in days. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/16/bob-menendez-ends-independent-senate-campaign-00174425…
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John J. Mearsheimer On 15 August 2024, I was on “Judging Freedom” with Judge Napolitano. We discussed the Kursk offensive and where the Ukraine war is headed. We also discussed the so-called “indispensable nation,” aka “the United States. Please note that this video is NOT on YouTube, but on Rumble. The Judge has been banned for a week from YouTube, apparently because a censor there was offended by what someone said on the show. We are in deep trouble! https://rumble.com/v5b37dh-judgingfreedom.html https://rumble.com/v5b37dh-judgingfreedom.html
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Great Power Politics: Implications for Hungary and Other Country Leaders.
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What you should know about liberalism and about yourself is not applicable; liberalism is a foreign policy. It’s a prescription for serious difficulty, if not disaster. I distinguish between Liberalism as a political system on the domestic front and Liberalism as a foreign strategy i. Liberalism rests on two assumptions. Individuals are more important than the society in which they live ii. People cannot agree on the first principle. 1. Professor John Mearsheimer, has been working really hard , making frequent appearances on Alternative Media, which he hasn’t done until…
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