{"id":3511,"date":"2026-05-18T14:07:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T14:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/?p=3511"},"modified":"2026-05-18T14:07:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T14:07:29","slug":"china-iran-russia-cuba-john-mearsheimer-17-may-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/?p=3511","title":{"rendered":"China, Iran, Russia, Cuba | John Mearsheimer, 17 May 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This week on Switzerland, Tom Switzer is joined by U.S. political scientist John Mearsheimer&nbsp;<strong>for a wide-ranging discussion on the intensifying rivalry between the United States and China.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;From Trump\u2019s dealings with Xi Jinping and the Iran crisis to Taiwan, Russia and the future of American power,&nbsp;<strong>the conversation explores whether the world is entering a new era of great-power competition, and whether Washington and Beijing can avoid the \u201cThucydides Trap\u201d that has historically driven rising and established powers toward conflict.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Other subjects addressed include Iran, Russia and Ukraine and Cuba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tom Switzer is a journalist and broadcaster who has been a prolific commentator on politics and international affairs. His writing and commentary have appeared in outlets including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times (international), The Australian, and across ABC and Sky News, where he has been a regular presenter and panellist. For 30 years, since 1995, he has worked at the Washington-based American Enterprise Institute, the Australian Financial Review, The Australian, the London-based Spectator magazine, and the Sydney-based Centre for Independent Studies, which he headed from 2017 to 2025. He is the host of Switzerland, a long-form interview series exploring global politics, modern history, and the ideas shaping the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b9<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/q5eoDXzeWQU?is=5dSe7bCELrVmKr_a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/q5eoDXzeWQU?is=5dSe7bCELrVmKr_a<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1000046474-1024x478.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1000046474-1024x478.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1000046474-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1000046474-768x358.jpg 768w, https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1000046474-1536x716.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1000046474-2048x955.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week on Switzerland, Tom Switzer is joined by U.S. political scientist John Mearsheimer&nbsp;for a wide-ranging discussion on the intensifying rivalry between the United States and China.&nbsp; &nbsp;From Trump\u2019s dealings with Xi Jinping and the Iran crisis to Taiwan, Russia and the future of American power,&nbsp;the conversation explores whether the world is entering a new era of great-power competition, and whether Washington and Beijing can avoid the \u201cThucydides Trap\u201d that has historically driven rising and established powers toward conflict.&nbsp; &nbsp;Other subjects addressed include Iran, Russia and Ukraine and Cuba. 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