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John Mearsheimer: Israel-Palestine, Russia-Ukraine, China, NATO, and WW3 | Lex Fridman Podcast #401

John Mearsheimer is an international relations scholar at University of Chicago. He is one of the most influential and controversial thinkers in the world on the topics of war and power.

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Nov 17, 20233h 26mWatch on YouTube ↗

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November 17, 2023
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3h 26m
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Lex Fridman Podcast
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John Mearsheimer is an international relations scholar at University of Chicago. He is one of the most influential and controversial thinkers in the world on the topics of war and power. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

TRANSCRIPT: https://lexfridman.com/john-mearsheimer-transcript EPISODE LINKS: John's Website: https://mearsheimer.com John's Books: The Tragedy of Great Power Politics: https://amzn.to/3FWrqkX How States Think: https://amzn.to/3udaWST The Great Delusion: https://amzn.to/3syXKXS Why Leaders Lie: https://amzn.to/3ucs4rU The Israel Lobby: https://amzn.to/47fxrVU Books Mentioned: Leviathan: https://amzn.to/49zCFgu The End of History and the Last Man: https://amzn.to/47wTVBf Who Are We: https://amzn.to/3QXDk44 PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 1:29 - Power 24:43 - Hitler 42:09 - Russia and Ukraine 1:38:22 - Israel and Palestine 2:39:13 - China 3:21:34 - Life and mortality SOCIAL:

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, featuring Lex Fridman and John Mearsheimer, John Mearsheimer: Israel-Palestine, Russia-Ukraine, China, NATO, and WW3 | Lex Fridman Podcast #401 explores John Mearsheimer Dissects Power, War, and America’s Strategic Blind Spots John Mearsheimer outlines his theory of offensive realism: in an anarchic world without a global authority, great powers are structurally compelled to seek as much power as possible to ensure survival, driven chiefly by population, wealth, and military capability.

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