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What Is An”Ugly Victory”?
On 17 September 2026, I was on Glenn Diesen’s popular podcast talking about the war in Ukraine. We focused much attention on how the war is likely to end and what I mean when I say that Russia is likely to win an “ugly victory.” We also dis...
JJM on Spotify and Apple Podcasts
I wanted to let viewers know My YouTube Channel “Offensive Realism” is now available as a podcast on both Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
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JJM YouTube Alert
I wanted to let viewers know I have just released an 8th YouTube video:
Trump’s Not So Creative Destruction
On 15 September 2026, I was on “Judging Freedom.” The Judge and I talked about the Iran war, which is going from bad to worse for the US now that the Houthis have closed the Bab al-Mandab Strait and are destroying critical Saudi oil facilit...
India’s Strategic Predicament
On 3 September 2026, I was on CNN-News18 in India talking about how India deals with its challenging strategic environment. India has powerful strategic and economic reasons to have a close relationship with the United States. But to the su...
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John J. Mearsheimer is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, where he has taught since 1982.
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