{"id":3457,"date":"2026-03-30T21:58:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T21:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/?p=3457"},"modified":"2026-03-30T21:58:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T21:58:47","slug":"talking-with-charlie-rose-about-the-iran-war-prof-john-j-mearsheimer-mar-26-2026%c2%b9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/?p=3457","title":{"rendered":"Talking with Charlie Rose, About the Iran War, Prof. John J. Mearsheimer Mar 26, 2026\u00b9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u00b9On 26 March 2026, I appeared on the Charlie Rose show\u00b2.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, we talked about the Iran war, but we also spent a lot of time talking about US foreign policy more generally, especially as it has evolved since the end of the Cold War. He was interested in probing me on why my views on many key foreign policy issues diverge from the mainstream inside the foreign policy establishment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b9<a href=\"https:\/\/open.substack.com\/pub\/mearsheimer\/p\/talking-with-charlie-rose?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=android&amp;r=1sxk3k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/open.substack.com\/pub\/mearsheimer\/p\/talking-with-charlie-rose?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=android&amp;r=1sxk3k<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>_________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b2 A Charlie Rose Global Conversation\u00b3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more than four decades, Professor John J. Mearsheimer, from his position at the University of Chicago, has examined global power and America\u2019s role in the world\u2014often challenging traditional assumptions and language, and creating debate about the aspirations of great powers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has suggested that nuclear weapons can enhance stability among nations and that the power of international institutions is limited. He has used the term \u201coffensive realism\u201d to argue that power is the critical factor in relationships among nations, largely setting aside moral considerations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mearsheimer has written articles and books that have provoked controversy, especially The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other books include: The Tragedy of Great Power Politics, The Great Delusion: Liberal Dreams and International Realities, Why Leaders Lie, Conventional Deterrence, Nuclear Deterrence, and Liddell Hart and the Weight of History.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is an important moment to consider the exercise of power\u2014both militarily and economically\u2014as war continues in Iran and Ukraine, and threats to sovereignty emerge elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will consider many issues, including the status of the war in Iran, the possibilities of regime change, how to end the war, the strategies of the United States, Israel, and Iran, the competition between the U.S. and China, the U.S. and Russia, Europe and Russia, what might happen in Cuba and Latin America, and the nature of war itself as drones increasingly dominate warfare in Ukraine and Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor John Mearsheimer joins us from the University of Chicago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>___________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b3&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WItg-XLywNM?is=u5OQnjeXtqctu1C6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/WItg-XLywNM?is=u5OQnjeXtqctu1C6<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1000040132-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1000040132-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1000040132-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1000040132.jpg 587w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00b9On 26 March 2026, I appeared on the Charlie Rose show\u00b2.&nbsp; Of course, we talked about the Iran war, but we also spent a lot of time talking about US foreign policy more generally, especially as it has evolved since the end of the Cold War. He was interested in probing me on why my views on many key foreign policy issues diverge from the mainstream inside the foreign policy establishment. \u00b9https:\/\/open.substack.com\/pub\/mearsheimer\/p\/talking-with-charlie-rose?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=android&amp;r=1sxk3k _________________ \u00b2 A Charlie Rose Global Conversation\u00b3 For more than four decades, Professor John J. 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