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John Mearsheimer: The End of Russian Restraint & New U.S. Grand Strategy

2026-07-03 People & Blogs
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Prof. John Mearsheimer discusses how Russia and NATO continue to go up the escalation ladder; the deceptions about how the war is sold to the public; and how the U.S. must establish a new grand strategy to organise it foreign policy to new realities. Prof. Mearsheimer is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor in the Political Science Department at the University of Chicago Follow Prof. Glenn Diesen: Substack: https://glenndiesen.substack.com/ X/Twitter: https://x.com/Glenn_Diesen Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glenndiesen Support the research by Prof. Glenn Diesen: PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/glenndiesen Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/gdieseng Go Fund Me: https://gofund.me/09ea012f Books by Prof. Glenn Diesen: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B09FPQ4MDL

Top Comments (10)

@EASM65 2026-07-03

Because honestly, I am less concerned about a nuclear bomb in the hands of Iran then I am the US or Israel

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@wakingminds 2026-07-03

The media reports that civilians were killed. But of course no civilians were killed in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon. Nothing to report there.

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@markmccormack1796 2026-07-03

US Grand Strategy is to make as much money as possible then run away.

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@izginovich 2026-07-03

I am a simple man. When I see Mearsheimer, I sit down and watch till the end.

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@JohnR-z9h 2026-07-03

I remember a time , long ago , when I was proud to be an American . How I miss those days !

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@SandyHampton 2026-07-03

The answer lies in the populations of the EU, UK and the US, waking up to the reality, that the greatest danger to their lives and peace in the world, isn't Russia, Iran or China, but their politicians, who are determined to drag them into a war, that they are determined to start.

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@BrianHughes-b4u 2026-07-03

West sees Russia as a large amount of resources that they want as the only way the west can get a return on their investment in Ukraine.

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@EricForney-uz4iz 2026-07-03

With "leadership" like this, in Europe and the US, who knows where things will go.

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@VikramJamwal-t7i 2026-07-03

Thank you Mr.John and Mr.Glen as always for your great insights

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@peterjensen3076 2026-07-03

Thanks for an informed discussion/debate; we live in more and more absurd times.

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