John Mearsheimer

American political scientist · United States · Academics · Born 1947 · age 78

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John Joseph Mearsheimer is an American political scientist and international relations scholar. He is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago.

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2023“People in the West don't want to hear it, but it is true that the Russians were desperate to avoid a conflict.”In their words30 July 2023John Mearsheimer: Ukraine war is a long-term danger, The Gray Zone, July 30, 2023Read the whole statement

“I think that nuclear war is most likely if the Russians are losing.”In their words30 July 2023John Mearsheimer: Ukraine war is a long-term danger, The Gray Zone, July 30, 2023Read the whole statement

2022“If Ukraine becomes a pro-American liberal democracy, and a member of NATO, and a member of the E.U., the Russians will consider that categorically unacceptable.”In their words1 March 2022Why John Mearsheimer Blames the U.S. for the Crisis in Ukraine, by Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, March 1, 2022Read the whole statement

“With Ukraine, it’s very important to understand that, up until 2014, we did not envision NATO expansion and E.U. expansion as a policy that was aimed at containing Russia.”In their words1 March 2022Why John Mearsheimer Blames the U.S. for the Crisis in Ukraine, by Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, March 1, 2022Read the whole statement

“We invented this story that Russia was bent on aggression in Eastern Europe.... This is a story that we invented so that we could blame him (Vladimir Putin).”In their words1 March 2022Why John Mearsheimer Blames the U.S. for the Crisis in Ukraine, by Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, March 1, 2022Read the whole statement

2020“I believe that the existing power structures in Europe and Northeast Asia are not sustainable through 2020.”In their wordsChapter 10, Great Power Politics in the Twenty First Century, p. 385Read the whole statement

1947Born14 December 1947

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People in the West don't want to hear it, but it is true that the Russians were desperate to avoid a conflict.
Jul 30, 2023, John Mearsheimer: Ukraine war is a long-term danger, The Gray Zone, July 30, 2023, Own words
The Russians are bent on keeping the territory that they have now conquered, and I believe the Russians are intent on conquering more country, more of Ukraine.
Jul 30, 2023, John Mearsheimer: Ukraine war is a long-term danger, The Gray Zone, July 30, 2023, Own words
I think that nuclear war is most likely if the Russians are losing.
Jul 30, 2023, John Mearsheimer: Ukraine war is a long-term danger, The Gray Zone, July 30, 2023, Own words

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