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Nationalism vs. Liberalism
On 19 August 2026, I did a a lengthy interview with Ian Proud on his popular podcast, “The Peacemonger.” We discussed my 2018 book, The Great Delusion: Liberal Dreams and International Realities.
Ian’s Substack post summing up my comments...
Is Strangling Iran Going to Succeed?
On 23 August 2026, I was on “Switzerland” with Rose Kelanic and the host, Tom Switzer, talking about the likelihood that President Trump’s policy of delivering an “Economic D-Day” against Iran is likely to work. This policy has two dimensio...
The US Economy and the Iran War
On 18 August 2026, I was on Rachel Blevins’ popular podcast, where we talked almost exclusively about the Iran war. Of course, we discussed the military dimension of the war, but there is little fighting these days between Iran and the US,...
Living in Dark Times
On 18 August 2026, I was on “Judging Freedom” talking with the Judge about the Iran war, Israel’s never-ending outrageous behavior, the Ukraine war, and President Trump’s increasingly erratic behavior, all thoroughly depressing subjects. Gi...
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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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