“Why the Ukraine Crisis Is the West’s Fault”. Part 2

John J. Mearsheimer is a R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor in the Political Science Department at the University of Chicago, where he has taught since 1982.

Mearsheimer an international relations theorist. More specifically,  a realist, which means that he believes that the great powers dominate the international system and they constantly engage in security competition with each other, which sometimes leads to war.

Although he has dedicated his life to scholarship, he also has tried to engage in the policy debates of the day. For example, he is one of the most outspoken opponents of the 2003 Iraq War before it happened. He believed that social science theories are invaluable for making and analyzing foreign policy.   Learn more about  John J. Mearsheimer at his website.

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