Question of the Day – by John J. Mearsheimer

BLUF [Bottom Line Up Front] There is abundant evidence that Israel is pursuing policies that are directly at odds with the Biden administration’s goals in the Middle East. This disturbing situation raises the obvious question: why? The answer in Prof. Mearsheimer’s analysis First, the Biden administration desperately wants a ceasefire in Gaza. The Netanyahu government, however, is committed to making sure the negotiations for a ceasefire fail, which they have so far. Second, the Biden administration wants Israel to come up with a plan for administering Gaza once the shooting…

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Deep Dive on the Israel Lobby – by John J. Mearsheimer

On 7 August 2024, I spoke at length with Lt. Col. (ret.) Danny Davis on his podcast — “Deep Dive” — about the profound influence of the Israel lobby on US Middle East policy https://mearsheimer.substack.com/p/deep-dive-on-the-israel-lobby?publication_id=1753552&utm_campaign=email-post-title&r=1sxk3k&utm_medium=email

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Why Nationalism Trumps Liberalism Every Time

The Great Delusion: Liberal Dreams and International Realities was a talk given by Professor John J Mearsheimer at the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, SOAS University of London on 21 January 2019. I put a lot of effort into editing this video on nationalism. It takes many hours of work to skim through videos and do the editing for this channel philosophyinsights in order to provide added educational value. https://youtu.be/phAtc0DuHpY?si=DpfsF7_yXGd9hbok

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