Κατηγορία: Offensive Realism

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Prof. John Mearsheimer : No Way for Trump to Win

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¹ John J. Mearsheimer² from John’s Substack³    Feb 17 ² On 17 February 2026, I was on “Judging Freedom” talking with the Judge about the negotiations to end the Ukraine war and produce a peace agreement — kabuki theater in my view — and the negotiations to end the Iran crisis short of war — more kabuki theater.  There is no bargaining space in either one of these negotiations.  The goals of the opposing sides are miles apart and no side is in the mood to compromise. Not to mention that…

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¹ The New World Order–or Disorder? On 23 January 2026, I was on the “Chris Hedges Report” where I talked at length with Chris about President Trump’s foreign policy and where international politics is headed in the years ahead.  We paid special attention to discussing the emerging world order in light of Trump’s disdain for international law and international institutions, which are the essential building blocks of an international order. In the process, we delved into some key historical events, looking for differences and parallels.  As with almost every podcast I…

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Core takeaway  Prof. John J. Mearsheimer With the Trump presidency, we have seen the return of Great Power politics with a vengeance.  Global institutions and international law are being sidelined.  Ideological crusades are now absent. Does this make the world a better place?  I guess it depends where you are in the pecking order. Με την προεδρία του Τραμπ, είδαμε την επιστροφή της πολιτικής των Μεγάλων Δυνάμεων με εκδίκηση.  Οι παγκόσμιες θεσμικές δομές και το διεθνές δίκαιο παραγκωνίζονται. Οι ιδεολογικοί πόλεμοι έχουν πλέον εκλείψει. Αυτό κάνει τον κόσμο καλύτερο;  Πιστεύω…

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1.Prof. John Mearsheimer : Welcome to Cold War 2.0 John J. Mearsheimer from John’s Substack Core take away On 29 January 2026, I was on “Judging Freedom” talking with the Judge about the ongoing peace negotiations over Ukraine, which I believe are nothing more than Kabuki theater. This war is going to be settled on the battlefield. We also talked about the likelihood of the US attacking Iran. While Trump is certainly making lots of threats and giving the impression it’s only a question of time before he turns the…

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Core takeaways  1. The tag team failed to overthrow the regime in Iran, although it surely has not given up on that goal;  2. There is good reason to think that Israel and the US did not win the12-Day war. 3. What the tag team has done to Iran – and is likely to continue doing – gives Iranian leaders a powerful incentive to acquire a nuclear deterrent. Article by JJ Mearsheimer  The mainstream media in the West is committed to portraying the protests in Iran as strictly an internal…

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JJM vs John Bolton on Venezuela² 1. https://open.substack.com/pub/mearsheimer/p/jjm-vs-john-bolton-on-venezuela?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&shareImageVariant=overlay&r=1sxk3k  On 4 January 2026, John Bolton and I appeared on Tom Switzer’s³ new show — “Switzerland” — to talk about the US kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela. Although we were interviewed sequentially, the issues Bolton and I addressed were unsurprisingly very similar while the answers we gave were unsurprisingly very different. 2. Has President Trump made a historic mistake in Venezuela?   On his new program, Switzerland, Tom Switzer challenges John Bolton and John Mearsheimer on the Trump administration’s move to remove…

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