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Ep. 54 John Mearsheimer on Ukraine, International Relations, and the Military

Ep. 54 John Mearsheimer on Ukraine, International Relations, and the Military

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March 22, 20221h 2m

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During his 40 years in the political science department at the University of Chicago, John Mearsheimer has not avoided controversy. His article and subsequent book about the Israel lobby, for example, written with Harvard University's Stephen Walt, caused a stir in 2006 and 2007. More recently, at the beginning of March 2022, the New Yorker ran a headline that read: "Why John Mearsheimer Blames the U.S. for the Crisis in Ukraine." We asked Prof. Mearsheimer to explain that and talked to him about being a realist, his military service, and his time in academia.

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