Episode Details

Scott interviews John Mearsheimer. They take a step back and take a big picture look at both the conflict with Iran and the ongoing war in Ukraine. They then take an even bigger step back and consider whether the escalating great power competition we’re in right now was ever inevitable.

Discussed on the show:

• Dying to Win: The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism by Robert Pape

• US Strikes on Iran Intended to Create Options for Trump to Escalate Conflict (Libertarian Institute)

John Mearsheimer is an American political scientist and international relations scholar. He is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago. He is the author of several books such as The Tragedy of Great Power Politics and The Israel Lobby.

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