About this episode
Paul Buitink talks again to John Mearsheimer, a renowned American political scientist and international relations scholar who belongs to the realist school of thought. He is a Professor at the University of Chicago.
Co-host is Wierd Duk, journalist at the biggest Dutch newspaper Telegraaf.
All major and potential conflicts are discussed including Russia/Ukraine, Israel/Hamas and US/China and Iran. The role of Trump and Europe is dealt with too.
More info about John Mearsheimer https://www.mearsheimer.com/
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Timestamps
0:00 Intro
3:30 Ukraine
12:32 Renationalization of the European Union
20:07 Trump and EU
37:46 Middle East
43:23 Debat Duk and Mearsheimer on Israel - Hamas
58:50 Offensive realism and its endgame
1:03:22 War with Iran
1:13:22 Outro and the need for more civilized debate
