1. Europe & Ukraine: Today &
Tomorrow
JOHN J. MEARSHEIMER²
2. John J. Mearsheimer:
«I am the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor in the Political Science Department at the University of Chicago, where I have taught since 1982.
Above all else, I am an international relations theorist. More specifically, I am a realist, which means that I believe that the great powers dominate the international system, and they constantly engage in security competition with each other, which sometimes leads to war.
Although I have dedicated my life to scholarship, I have also engaged in the policy debates of the day. For example, I was one of the most outspoken opponents of the 2003 Iraq War before it happened, and I have been deeply involved in the public discourse about the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine. I firmly believe that social science theories are invaluable for making and analyzing foreign policy».
What do Al Capone, Michael Jordan, Milton Friedman, and John Mearsheimer all have in common?
They were all born in Brooklyn and made their reputation in Chicago.
Key take away
On 19 August 2025, I was interviewed by Roger Köppel, the editor of Die Weltwoche, a prominent Swiss weekly magazine based in Zurich.
We talked about different aspects of the Ukraine crisis, but focused mainly on the implications for Europe.
