{"id":14848,"date":"2026-10-20T12:38:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T10:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/?p=14848"},"modified":"2026-10-20T12:38:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T10:38:45","slug":"mearsheimer-usa-china-eindaemmen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/latest\/mearsheimer-usa-china-eindaemmen\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof. Mearsheimer – Can the U.S. Contain China?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In this video, Professor John Mearsheimer answers a viewer\u2019s question about why the United States failed for so long to fully implement the strategic \u201cpivot to Asia\u201d announced in 2011. He explains how China\u2019s rise as a great power transformed U.S. strategy and why Washington eventually shifted from a policy of engagement to one of containment.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Mearsheimer also examines how the wars in Ukraine and Iran are affecting the U.S. military presence in East Asia and why military resources are increasingly being pulled away from the region. Can Washington really contain China under these conditions \u2013 or are its own strategic decisions undermining that very goal?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Prof. John Mearsheimer on China\u2019s rise, U.S. strategy in East Asia and the consequences of the wars in Ukraine and Iran.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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To read the transcript of the interview: Prof. Mearsheimer – Can the U.S. Contain China?<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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