Reprinted from John's Substack: On 25 November 2025, I was on Glenn Diesen’s podcast talking about Europe’s bleak future, given the pressure on the “American pacifier” to pivot to Asia and away from Europe, coupled with the increasing hostility between Europe and the...
John Mearsheimer on the Unreal Threat from Venezuela
Reprinted from John's Substack: On 18 November 2025, I was on the Rachel Blevins podcast talking with her about Venezuela, Ukraine, and the rise of China.
John Mearsheimer asks: Would Israel Nuke Iran?
Reprinted from John's Substack: On 20 November 2025 I was on “Judging Freedom” with Judge Napolitano. We talked about the Trump administration’s efforts to cut a deal with Russia to bring the war in Ukraine to an end. It appears that the president is accepting...
John Mearsheimer on Ukraine Derangement Syndrome
Reprinted from John's Substack: On 14 November 2025, I was on the “Deep Dive” with Lt. Col. (ret.) Danny Davis. We talked at great length about Ukraine’s steadily deteriorating situation on the battlefield and the complete absence of ways to fix the situation. Most...
John Mearsheimer on Panic in the Israel Lobby
Reprinted from John's Substack: On 13 November 2025, I was on “Judging Freedom” with Judge Napolitano. We talked about how Russia is winning its war against Ukraine with a smart strategy that works to Putin’s advantage. We also discussed Ukraine’s troubles, which are...
John Mearsheimer on The Nightmare Known as Israel
Reprinted from John's Substack: On 6 November 2025, I was on “Judging Freedom” with Judge Napolitano talking about Israel. We not only discussed Israel’s barbaric behavior toward the Palestinians, but also talked about: 1) the deep divisions within Israeli society...
John Mearsheimer on A World Without Morality
Reprinted from John's Substack: On 21 September 2025, I participated in a debate on the role of morality in international relations with Kenneth Roth, the highly regarded former head of Human Rights Watch, and Christina Lamb, a prominent British journalist and author....
John Mearsheimer says We Live in a MAD World
Reprinted from John's Substack: On 30 October 2025, I was on the “Deep Dive” with Lt. Col. (ret.) Danny Davis. In addition to talking about the usual issues, we talked early in the show about President Trump’s false claims that the US has more nuclear weapons than...
John Mearsheimer on The Assassin in Chief
Reprinted from John's Substack: On 30 October 2025, I was on Judging Freedom with Judge Napolitano. We talked about many of the usual topics — Gaza, Ukraine, and Venezuela — but spent a good amount of time talking about the legality and morality of some of President...
John Mearsheimer on The Eternal Return of the Same
Reprinted from John's Substack: On 21 October 2025, I was on the Duran with Glenn Diesen and Alexander Mercouris discussing the war in Ukraine and US-Russia relations. Although it seems like there are important new developments at least once a week, not much really...


