Reprinted from John's Substack: On 10 July 2026, I was on the “Deep Dive” with Lt. Col. (ret.) Danny Davis, where we talked mainly about Iran, although we did discuss Ukraine in the last part of the show. On Iran, we talked about the tit-for-tat bombing campaign...
John Mearsheimer on the MoU Moving Forward and Russia’s Progress on the Battlefields
Reprinted from John's Substack: On 2 July 2026, I was on Rachel Blevins’s popular podcast. We talked about Russian progress on the battlefields of Ukraine, where that war is going to be settled and where the Russian are in the driver’s seat. Very importantly, Rachel...
John Mearsheimer on The Balance of Coercive Leverage
Reprinted from John's Substack: On 30 June 2026, I was on “Judging Freedom” talking with the Judge about the West’s foolish policy of helping Ukraine to “accelerate” its drone and missile attacks on the Russian homeland. And this includes President Trump, who appears...
John Mearsheimer & Doug Bandow say Iran – Not Uncle Sam – Holds the Cards
Reprinted from John's Substack: On 28 June 2026, I was on “Switzerland” talking with the host Tom Switzer and Doug Bandow about the tit-for-tat bombing attacks between Iran and the US that took place between 26 June and 28 June 2026. I made the argument that there was...
John Mearsheimer: Russia Has Red Lines and Nuclear Weapons
Reprinted from John's Substack: On 25 June 2026, I was on the”Deep Dive” with Lt. Col. (ret.) Danny Davis. We talked at some length about events in Iran, where the US and Iran are once again engaged in tit-for-tat attacks. One might think the US has decided to get...
John Mearsheimer on Israel’s Bleak Future
Reprinted from John's Substack: On 23 June 2026, I was on “Judging Freedom” talking with the Judge about: the ongoing negotiations to end the Iran war; President Trump’s antics, which certainly do not facilitate the negotiating process; and Israel’s foolish and...
John Mearsheimer says Trump Had No Choice
Reprinted from John's Substack: On 19 June 2026, I was on “Judging Freedom” talking with the Judge about the central issue of the day — the Memorandum of Understanding that Iran and the United States worked out to put an end to the war between them. There is no...
John Mearsheimer on The Art of Losing Wars
Reprinted from John's Substack: On 11 June 2026, I was on the “Deep Dive” with Lt. Col. (ret.) Danny Davis talking about Ukraine and Iran. Danny and I laid out the case that although neither the Iran war nor the Ukraine war is over, it is clear that Iran and Russia...
John Mearsheimer asks What Nuclear Taboo?
Reprinted from John's Substack: We discussed his view that the West does not respect Russian red lines and feels that it can use Ukraine as a proxy to attack the Russian homeland and not have to worry about Russia striking back at the West. He believes that the time...
John Mearsheimer says Ukraine Is Doomed To Lose the War
Reprinted from John's Substack: On 9 June 2026, I was on “Judging Freedom” talking with the Judge about the Iran and Ukraine wars. On Iran, I emphasized that President Trump has no good option. His best option is to put great pressure on Prime Minister Netanyahu to...


