Reprinted from John's Substack: On 16 December 2025, I spoke with Afshin Rattansi on his podcast “Going Underground.” We discussed President Trump’s foreign policy performance over the course of 2025. I made clear that I believe there are few successes and many...
John Mearsheimer on Xmas Eve with The Judge
Reprinted from John's Substack: On 24 December 2025, I was on “Judging Freedom,” which just went over 100 million views for the second straight year. That is wonderful news! Let’s hope it goes over 200 million views next year! The Judge and I talked about: 1) the...
John Mearsheimer says The Madness Goes On and On
Reprinted from John's Substack: On 18 December 2025, I was on the Duran with Glenn Diesen and Alexander Mercouris. We talked at great lengths about the surreal diplomacy the West is conducting with Russia and Ukraine and what this portends for the future. The answer...
John Mearsheimer on Flailing Around Over Venezuela
Reprinted from John's Substack: On 18 December 2025, I was on “Judging Freedom” talking with Judge Napolitano about the mess the Trump administration has created in Venezuela, the European efforts to steal Russian assets, and the so-called ceasefires in Gaza and...
John Mearsheimer on Europe’s Unending Troubles
Reprinted from John's Substack: On 9 December 2025, I was on Max Otte’s podcast in Germany talking about the Ukraine war and Europe’s bleak future.
John Mearsheimer on Diplomacy That Is Going Nowhere
Reprinted from John's Substack: On 9 December 2025, I was on the “Deep Dive” with Lt. Col. (ret.) Danny Davis talking mainly about the Ukrainian war. My central point to Danny is that there is virtually no reason to think that a peace agreement can be struck to end...
John Mearsheimer says Europe’s Troubles Are Just Begining
Reprinted from John's Substack: On 9 December 2025, I appeared on “Judging Freedom,” where I talked with Judge Napolitano about the future of Europe and what is happening in the Ukraine war. We also talked about Prime Minister Netanyahu’s efforts to get a pardon from...
John Mearsheimer on Crimes in the Caribbean
Reprinted from John's Substack: On 4 December 2025, I was on “Judging Freedom” talking to the Judge mainly about what is going on regarding US policy toward Venezuela. We spent much time focusing on the Trump administration’s policy of murdering people in small boats...
John Mearsheimer: Me and Alan Dershowitz
Reprinted from John's Substack: On 1 December 2025, I was on “Piers Morgan Uncensored” talking about the April 2006 email correspondence between Jeffrey Epstein and Alan Dershowitz and how that related to Dershowitz’s efforts to smear me and Steve Walt in 2006, when...
John Mearsheimer: ‘Me and Jeffrey Epstein’
Reprinted from John's Substack: On 1 December 2025, I was on The Spectator’s “Americano” podcast with Freddy Gray. We talked about where the Ukraine war is headed and about the recent release of email correspondence between Alan Dershowitz and Jeffrey Epstein that...


