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In the Land of Thucydides
I gave a lecture in Athens on 2 June 2026 that was hosted by two prestigious Greek organizations: the Council for International Relations and the Institute of International Relations. I was asked to speak about why I think Realism explains...
Trump Lashes Out at Bibi
On 2 June 2026, I was on “Judging Freedom” talking with the Judge about President Trump’s recent profanity-laced phone call with Prime Minister Netanyahu where Trump expressed real anger at Netanyahu for not stopping Israel’s brutal war in...
JJM on Breaking Points
On 28 May 2026, I was on “Breaking Points” with Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti. Here are two clips from my appearance on the show. The first focuses mainly on the debate that Steve Walt and I had in Toronto with Victoria Nuland and Mike Pom...
Will Russia Strike Targets in Europe?
On 28 May 2026, I was on “Deep Dive” talking with Lt. Col. (ret.) Danny Davis about the possibility of getting a ceasefire in Gaza as well as the prospects of Russia attacking NATO countries with conventional weapons and maybe even nuclear...
Repairing US Relations with India
On 26 May 2026, I did an interview with CNN-News18 in India talking about two issues. First, we discussed the state of the QUAD — the institution set up to facilitate security dialogue among Australia, India, Japan, and the US. The foreign...
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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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