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 ότι εξαρτάται από τη θέση σου στην ιεραρχία.
¹ John J. Mearsheimer from John’s Substack
On 29 January 2026, I was on the popular RT podcast — “Cross Talk²” — with Alastair Crooke and the host Peter Lavelle.
We discussed the return of great power politics after the unipolar moment, paying special attention to what motivates President Trump’s foreign policy.
The last time I was on Cross Talk was about ten years ago with Steve Cohen, the distinguished scholar of Russia, who left us too soon.https://open.substack.com/pub/mearsheimer/p/talking-great-power-politics-in-moscow?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1sxk3k
CrossTalking with John Mearsheimer and Alastair Crooke.
