John Mearsheimer: Up the Escalation Ladder

Reprinted from John's Substack:  On 16 July 2026, I was on Danny Haiphong’s popular podcast talking mainly about the Iran war but also the conflict in Ukraine. It is clear that the tit-for-tat strikes between Iran and the US are escalating — dangerously so — and that...

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John Mearsheimer says The US Cannot Defeat Iran

Reprinted from John's Substack:  On 10 July 2026, I was on the “Deep Dive” with Lt. Col. (ret.) Danny Davis, where we talked mainly about Iran, although we did discuss Ukraine in the last part of the show. On Iran, we talked about the tit-for-tat bombing campaign...

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John Mearsheimer on Israel’s Bleak Future

Reprinted from John's Substack:  On 23 June 2026, I was on “Judging Freedom” talking with the Judge about: the ongoing negotiations to end the Iran war; President Trump’s antics, which certainly do not facilitate the negotiating process; and Israel’s foolish and...

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John Mearsheimer says Trump Had No Choice

Reprinted from John's Substack: On 19 June 2026, I was on “Judging Freedom” talking with the Judge about the central issue of the day — the Memorandum of Understanding that Iran and the United States worked out to put an end to the war between them. There is no...

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John Mearsheimer on The Art of Losing Wars

Reprinted from John's Substack:  On 11 June 2026, I was on the “Deep Dive” with Lt. Col. (ret.) Danny Davis talking about Ukraine and Iran. Danny and I laid out the case that although neither the Iran war nor the Ukraine war is over, it is clear that Iran and Russia...

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