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14. September 2026

Episode 7: A Must Read Book on the Israel Lobby

In this video, world-renowned political scientist and international relations scholar Prof. John Mearsheimer discusses the new book by investigative journalist Eli Clifton and political scientist Ian Lustick, Israel’s Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power, and compares its central arguments with his own influential 2007 book on the Israel lobby, co-authored with Stephen […]


9. September 2026

Episode 6: Why Ukraine Is Doomed

In this video, world-renowned political scientist and international relations scholar Prof. John Mearsheimer fundamentally challenges the dominant Western narrative of the Ukraine war. While reports of heavy Russian losses, successful Ukrainian drone attacks, and slow Russian territorial gains suggest that Moscow is coming under increasing pressure, Mearsheimer reaches a very different conclusion. Why does he […]


4. September 2026

Prof. Mearsheimer: The Biggest Strategic Blunder of the U.S.

In this video, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges interviews world-renowned political scientist Prof. John Mearsheimer about the U.S. war against Iran. At the center are Washington’s new sanctions strategy, the shrinking military options available to the United States in the Persian Gulf, and the question of how the balance of power in the region has […]


18. August 2026

Iran Has Trump Over a Barrel – Prof. John Mearsheimer

In this video, Professor John Mearsheimer analyzes the latest developments in the war between the United States and Iran, as well as the negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz, sanctions, the US military presence, and the nuclear issue. At the center is the question of how the balance of power between Washington and Tehran could […]


5. August 2026

Prof. Mearsheimer – Trump Must Admit His Defeat in Iran | Episode 2

In this video, political scientist and international relations expert John Mearsheimer explains why he believes a U.S. victory in the war against Iran is impossible. He analyzes Washington’s failed military strategies and shows why Trump’s negotiating position is deteriorating with every passing month. Mearsheimer concludes that Trump no longer has a viable strategy for winning […]


3. August 2026

Prof. John Mearsheimer: The Origins of the War in Ukraine | Episode 1

In this video, Prof. John Mearsheimer examines why deterrence failed before February 24, 2022, and why Russia began the war despite the enormous military risks. He connects his theory of conventional deterrence to the political and military decisions that preceded the invasion. Mearsheimer challenges one of the central Western assumptions about Russia’s original war aims […]


21. July 2026

Prof. Mearsheimer: Iran’s Missiles Shake U.S. Power

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges and Prof. John Mearsheimer examine a war in which, according to Mearsheimer, Washington has no realistic strategy for victory. Their discussion focuses on further attacks against civilian infrastructure, Iran’s growing capacity for retaliation, and the dangers facing U.S. bases, oil routes, and the Gulf states’ vital water supplies. Mearsheimer draws […]


16. July 2026

Prof. Mearsheimer: The Defeat of the United States

In this video, political scientist John Mearsheimer and economist Yanis Varoufakis explain how the United States has lost one war after another while preserving its global power—and why the Iran war may have crossed a decisive threshold. What happens when military superiority is no longer enough to maintain alliances and project power across the Persian […]


28. June 2025

 Prof. John Mearsheimer on U.S./Israeli War with Iran, Gaza, Trump’s Foreign Policy, and More

In this video, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald interviews Professor John Mearsheimer, a leading expert on international relations at the University of Chicago. They discuss the recent Israeli and U.S. bombing campaign against Iran, its lack of legal justification, and its likely consequences – including the strengthening of Iranian hardliners and increased incentives for Iran […]