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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]