Does the US still have the Capacity for Global Dominance? | Prof. John Mearsheimer

In this clip, Mearsheimer follows on from his previous claim that America does have the will to maintain global dominance, answering whether it has the capacity to do so. He argues that the US will have learned a lot from the current conflict in Ukraine and that it is important not to underestimate America’s future capacity based on their current state. See the Full Interview Here: #Russia #Ukraine #America #China John J. Mearsheimer is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, where he has taught since 1982. He graduated from West Point in 1970 and then served five years as an officer in the U.S. Air Force. He then started graduate school in political science at Cornell University in 1975. He received his Ph.D. in 1980. He spent the 1979-1980 academic year as a research fellow at the Brookings Institution, and was a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University’s Centre for International Affairs from 1980 to 1982. During the 1998-1999 academic year, he was the Whitney H. Shepardson Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. His recent and most notable works include, “The Tragedy of Great Power Politics“ (2001), “The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy“ (2007), and “Great Delusion: Liberal Dreams and International Realities“ (2018). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Conversations feature John Anderson, former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, interviewing the world’s foremost thought leaders about today’s pressing social, cultural and political issues. John believes proper, robust dialogue is necessary if we are to maintain our social strength and cohesion. As he puts it; “You cannot get good public policy out of a bad public debate.“ If you value this discussion and want to see more like it, make sure you subscribe to the channel here: And stay right up to date with all the conversations by subscribing to the newsletter here: Follow John on X(Twitter): Follow John on Facebook: Follow John on Instagram: Support the channel: Website: Podcast: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Mearsheimer Socials X(Twitter): Website:
Back to Top