John Mearsheimer on Ukraine, Gaza & escalation dominance | SpectatorTV

John Mearsheimer joins Freddy Gray for the Spectator's Americano podcast. On the show they explore the powder keg situation in Eastern Europe, why Putin is possibly the least hawkish of possible Russian leaders and why Israel has lost escalation dominance.

00:01:30 How could Putin respond to Ukraine strikes inside Russia?
00:05:40 Conflict escalation explained
00:13:54 What could happen if Netanyahu is ousted?
00:18:00 The West's position on the colour revolutions
00:28:00 The nuclear threat
00:32:14 Israel's return to Gaza has put it in 'deep trouble'
00:37:00 Israel v Iran
00:44:00 The rise of China and Russia

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[SpectatorTV]

Is Mearsheimer correct to predict that Russia is going to win in Ukraine?

[jessiejb]

One of my very few disagreements with mearshiemer is that the u.s. doesn’t overthrow gov’s to make the liberal democracies. We overthrow democratically elected gov’s and install incredibly corupt leaders. We do so most often to gain influence, cut out influence of another, and/or to gain geographic presence/control in a region. We are currently trying to destabilize Georgia and it’s ugly. The president of Georgia is literally a ‘foreign agent’ from France so this time our problem is with the majority party in parliament. We have Georgian youth in the streets protesting against transparency. WTF? The NED had some harsh words for Georgia and spoke about harming their possible future nato membership… here we go again…

[dwhlshw]

I have read two of Mearsheimer's books on geopolitics. As a Brit with US citizenship, he does a great job of explaining American foreign policy. It is not what we are told in Britain. Most British commentators either have no idea what is going on in the world or they are just peddling CIA propaganda. Times Radio is a perfect example most of their guests are clueless. Living in the US it was obvious that Ukraine could not win, but the US aim was to weaken Russia, and not get drawn into a nuclear war. Senators Romney and Blumenthal admitted it. If France wants to get into a nuclear war with Russia, that is Its choice. My concern is that the British public has been fed so much BS it may opt for oblivion out of ignorance.

[savinanencheva]

It’s not about politics, it’s about dominance and hegemony.

[antonleimbach]

We shipped our factories, steel mills, and shipyards to China and now we can’t build the ships, planes, or tanks we need fast enough. We traded the most dynamic industrial base on the planet for cheap Walmart products and service industry jobs. China has totally outplayed us.

[flamboyentpromotions]

Funniest part is when the interviewer pretends that he doesn't understand the Guardian story😂

[hoareg]

Here’s what the article in The Guardian says “They allegedly threatened her and her family, saying: “You should help us and let us take care of you. You don’t want to be getting into things that could compromise your security or that of your family.”” Freddie, you can argue that the article was wrong or not factual but saying that the threat by Israel was vague and you didn’t get it is simply dishonest.

[milanpavlica]

How would sanctions work if half of the world including China and India are not part of them?

[keirozj]

Whoever is behind this have sent men to the battlefield with huge casualties including death and they are basically from the lower social classes. Professor Mearsheimer gave an extraordinary lecture on this conflict, including NATO and national security, existential issues to Russia.

[brianmaclean]

I believe John is correct on most points, however, I believe he is wrong in his assertion that the United States wants other countries to be just like it is, that is a liberal democracy. The historical record shows that the United States does not want equals in the countries that they interfere with, and the countries that they overthrow, but rather they want vessel states that they can economically and politically exploit. This should be clear historically, in that the United States has overthrown many democratically elected governments and have supported the most heinous dictators on the planet. Follow the money!

[joelferguson]

What kills me is the fact that the UK thinks it has any voice in the world anymore.. talk about self important.

[johnrichmond]

The interviewer reminded me why I had to stop buying The Spectator magazine. Young Americans might not know, but it used to be an intelligent right wing magazine. Incredible, I know.

[TubeDisabuser]

Mearsheimer is wrong in his claim that the United States is a liberal democracy -- it's a façade.

[loretoecheverria]

Mearsheimer is lucid & realistic. It´s a pity that people like him are not in power. God save this planet

[Zeddolight]

Maersheimer is one of the world's most common sense commentators. This is why he's hated by the mainstream.

[LEDSMANIA]

With all the respect to mr. Mearshimer nuclear weapons in SSSR were Russian and controlled by Russian.

[marya.m.]

We followed this logic already for 8 years since 2014, when they annexed Crimea and Donbas region in Ukraine. Ukrainian themselves didn't believe that russia will attack Kyiv and go to the full scale war. Some of Europeans do not believe that after conquering Ukraine, russia will not go with the war further. Well, turn on russian TV and listen what they say. They are not fighting against Ukraine, they are fighting against NATO.

[voldemarvaglaots]

Ukraine got it's independence from USSR. Neutrality and non joining any blocks was essential condition. Neutrality was removed from construction later.
Another thing is "Ukrainian nuclear weapons". All the nuclear weapons STATIONED in Ukraine belonged to USSR. Ukrainians had no way to control it's "arsenal". Say USA is keeping it's nuclear weapons in Germany or Turkey, is it then belonged to Germans or Turks? No! Ukraine never had own nukes!

[dim_poznyak]

Спасибо, профессор Миршаймер.
Спасибо, мистер Грей.

[kamalanshanova]

I want to assure you that even if the combined forces of NATO entered the war with Russia in 2022, they would not be able to defeat Russia. Yes, Russia would initially suffer tactical defeats, but this would give such an impetus to the unification of the peoples of Russia that the war would end with the capture of Washington by the Russians. Learn history, even if Russia loses in one battle or another, in the end it always wins.