Theory & Practice of Security Conference | Keynote: Dr. John Mearsheimer

John Mearsheimer
R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science
University of Chicago

[Tommy O Donovan]

John is my favorite geopolitical theorist/strategist. He is so enjoyable=entertaining to listen to.

[The 1 Rule Server]

Yeah man. The guy is a legend. He will be an icon for the rest of my days, and have a profound impact of my thinking.

[Parham Pour Tahmasebi Fard]

I love this man :))!! clever and funny at the same time.

[Noxiex J.]

Im waiting for the next video of the great mearsheimer. So clear, real and clever. Much praise from Norway!

[Robert Miller]

He has been proven to be extremely wrong! He is a Richard Head! He is a FW.......looking back on his work from 30/09/2022

[Ross]

He is brilliant and funny!

[rukia’s bankai]

Mr. Mearsheimer is a truly great mind

[pitsinokaki]

Very interesting - thank you!

[Lux Ingens]

It’s so unfortunate that voices from realists are very much ignored by the current foreign affairs establishment. As America is done with its brief vacation from true geopolitics, it's just a matter of time before the American elites have to take another serious look at realist theory in IR, whether they like it or not. Decades from now people will say Mearsheimer was ahead of his time, although his theory has long historical stem from the past, throughout human history.

[Kirstin Strand]

I continuously think that one day Mearsheimer will get the respect he deserves. It will take many years, however; hopefully less than ten.

[Themise]

Thanks. Very clear.

[rd264]

Anything but "Clear"! if you listen to JM hes not just describing hes essentially arguing for nuclear arms advantage "racing" by not only by the US but Russia and China as well -he says the logic of it is not merely compelling, its controlling... at the same time he gives a mixed message, wrings his hands and worries about weak states like Israel or russia with nukes, fears their using nuclear weapons... now how is that policy which ramps up uncertainty and risk on every side sane or "clear"? JM is typical of military pundits, he claims China is a threat and says dangerous nukes are the way to deal with them and further insists in conclusory fashion that there is no way out- how is that "clear"? He gave only about 10 seconds to the way out: "nuclear revolution", disarmament theory and arms control efforts and said its strong but its "wrong". He all but laughed at disarmament and isolationism and peace efforts. Was that "clear"? Only a nut dedicates his pulpit to justifying [selling] great power oppression and rule - Machiavellian attitudes - without due consideration of alternatives that may be safer. Only a nut claims we can hope for or seek a "splendid" 1st strike capability "at best". JM is very good at masking his Hawkish sales pitch as an objective academic opinion when in fact its merely a heavy handed Foggy Hawkish sales job - "we dont understand escalation...no good studies". Do you need a study to know that Escalation is nuts? JFK learned of this "splendid" nonsense from his Hawkish JCS in mid 1963 - they argued like simpletons, he said -they urged JFK to launch a decapitating 1st strike against Soviets in late 1963. JFK was appalled + called it "mad" + he was assassinated a few weeks later.

[smultronstallet1]

I'm a great admirer of his clarity. Same with Stephen M. Walt! Great video, thank you! Greetings from Chile

[Azdin Z]

Great man

[Sainik Sangh]

Clarity and logic geopolitics very well explained . Taking this forward Putin is totally justified in seeking guaranteed security for Russia considering Americans have not only used first strike option but their senators today are proposing first strike against Russia .Indian Military Veterans.

[legend]

@Jacob Jorgenson what about it?

[Jacob Jorgenson]

Looks for Putin's 2007 Munich speech

[Abraham Asrat]

Professor JM is a gift to humanity.

[Jorja Rieloff]

La. Lojica. Es. Y muy q. Impowvtante

[Kirstin Strand]

Only if people can understand logic.

[martti mattila]

Humanity ? via ....

[Aaron Fire]

I've stopped saying Uncle Sam and now say Uncle Sugar all because of Dr. Mearsheimer. XD

[legend]

Lol 😅

[こうた]

The lesson is 'You dont want to get vaporized, that's bad'

[Alan christon]

Brilliant 😊🏴‍☠️

[_Wind]

The system in China is designed to launch nuclear counter attack before enemy's nuclear missiles reached Chinese territories, if the US initiates the first strike, the only hope it has is its missile defense system.

[Stephen Light]

At least Georgetown has the courage to have a comments section! It is a pity that the State Department is full of folks who are not realists. They cause us massive damage and then retire on a pension.

[Ronaldo dos Santos]

Wow, Lewis Black has thought about this a lot

[petrong]

Mike Pompeo spelled out US/NATO foriegn global policies in his talk to an audience of neocons at the Hudson Institute. In short he explained that America must use its military might to own all the world's fossil fuel energy resources. Russia must not be allowed to dominate the global energy market, (its market share is about 25%) because the global energy resources must be wholly or in part owned by the Washington corporatocracy in order to facilitate the enrichment of US/NATO plutocrates through US global dominance,

[Biggest Metroid Fan in All Existence]

49:30 1970s war from egypt 1:01:00 Eastern Ukraine and nukes. And limits on nukes being a perfect deterrent and see comments on states not trusting deterrence capabilities

[Biggest Metroid Fan in All Existence]

Baker, Bush, Thatcher, Hurd, Genscher, Kohl, Gates, Mitterrand, Major, Woernor

[aresres]

The man is prescient.

[John Lane]

How great could the world and our lives be when reasonable men lead ?

[Kirstin Strand]

5 Assumptions apply to Individuals, as they do to States. Predictability is never a given.

[Quizmaster China]

Escalation Dominance Counterforce Counterweight First use First strike Nuclear proliferation survivable retaliatory force splendid first strike manipulation of risk damage limitation capability war fighting limited war

[Pir elli]

Your text makes no sense, please learn to write cohesive English. Damage limitation capability?!! Wow! Write what you wanna say in your own language and we’ll use Google translate!

[Jacob Jorgenson]

Pay in rubles

[Larry Belo]

I believed in god to giving power and guidance of truth for me……

[fridgemagnett]

Reasonable, but insane.The world is too small for behaviour of this kind. We must grow up if we are to survive.

[Kirstin Strand]

This is the problem. It would also help if people could stop listening to MSM. Growing one's mind seems rare, these days.

[petrong]

Actually America did have a nuclear war. It dropped two nuclear bombs on Japan even though Japan was on the brink of surrender and had not dropped a single conventional bomb on mainland America.

[Anne Dahl]

Vulcano can be detonated with a little nuckear stoff and its very destroing

[aresres]

Words of wisdom, truly

[Lepi Doptera]

@Anne Dahl That's exactly what you sound like. ;-)

[Anne Dahl]

@Lepi Doptera , because Jm not the kid and know what Jm talking about.

[Lepi Doptera]

@Anne Dahl Why?

[TrumanHW]

_Sworn enemies, standing in deep gasoline; one with 3 matches & the other w 5...is nuclear arms racing_

[Ofer Elboher]

Though his ideas are correct, he is utterly wrong about the Tom kippur war, and never really understood president Saadat’s strategy. Maybe he should read articles by the renown prof. Dan Shiftan. And that makes me doubt whether he really knows what he is talking about when he is discussing actual historical cases. An expert should know his limits…

[TorianTammas]

Mearsheimer isn't a historian and it shows. He has an ideology through which he sees the world and does not realize how wrong he is.

[Vincent Nguyen]

Great mind.

[rd264]

how so? BTW, do you work for Sandia or DOD?

[petrong]

It seems to me the Dr's somewhat tunneled vision geopolitical views are widened by some wishful thinking.

[Benito Chia]

Is John Mearsheimer's basic premise correct that all great powers are basically evil, will not tolerate any competition correct and invade those who do not bow to them? If it is wrong, then all the arguments he presented are flawed.

[pibroch]

@TorianTammas I think all reasonable people would agree that the ideal is democratic world government. It would be great if the EU could become a model for that. Unfortunately everyone can see that the EU isn't a democracy: some EU states, in particular Germany and France, are more equal than others.

[ragabara]

@TorianTammas The EU maintains an artificial peace due to the military presence and backing of the United States. There is no capable combined EU force which can work to defend against alien aggression. Only NATO under the United States has such capability. The EU is also much less about cooperation and mutual understanding as it is about keeping membership. Rather than solving deep intergenerational cultural problems that plague themselves and each other, the core members of the EU dictate terms to lesser member states in order to maintain their dominance over the rest of Europe. Using capital to maintain unity across European states is at best a band-aid fix for structural issues of inequality and discrimination. EU members all have deep-seated grudges among themselves and with each other. These centuries-old memories of racial prejudice and social unrest do not go away simply because they can freely trade with each other, even if one writes them out of textbooks and public literature.

[TorianTammas]

@twisto51 The EU countries take care of their problems with each other in a peaceful manner as they have the rules, the processes and the institutions for it. The EU refutes Mearaheimer's world of monsters.

[Jacob Jorgenson]

@Lepi Doptera Putin speaks the same language. That’s why he put a stop to the US

[Kirstin Strand]

@Jacob Jorgenson I believe it is. Just look at what is happening!

[Jo Dalinkus]

Well argued the global ambivalence begotten by clashing interests of super powers.

[Eleonora Formato née Szczepanowski (EllieAdrift)]

In the context of it being May 2022: ... there is a strip of land, above North Korea, between China and the sea, that is Russian. It almost looks like the coast line there is in direct line of site with a part of Japan's coast line. Also, sort of in a direct line across the ocean with the US/ Canadian border to the East, with Moscow across land to the west, and with Australia down to the south. A stupid idea ... how much would Russia want for that land in part along side Japan and directly above North Korea, and bordering it, say up to the highest level of the top border of China and at an angle, guesstimate 45°, to draw a line to the coast? That strip of land above North Korea along China, if bought, as US permanent soil (not property owned by US yet within Russia, but, sort of not unlike how Alaska became a state of the US?)? ... nearness to Japan, Taiwan, obviously, South Korea ... it seems not unreasonable, as a portion for Russia to actually consider it and possibly accept it ... any more than that though, might be pushing things too much. It seems like psychologically, an area that mirrored Australia in size would be the limit, and certainly more, like, yeah, no way in the world today. ... Would it make things worse, if there were US bases permanently there. Is it a bad strategic idea for the US? I don't know. What is more important: to make Putin pay and cripple Russia and therefore potentially providing an opening for Putin and Russia to, in effect, become ruled by China and be China - extending China into Euroasia and Europe, up to Ukraine's borders and increasing China's land based resources (like rare earth minerals, coal, oil, access to the arctic), production e.t.c.? ... Or ... for the EU (which essentially also includes the US, UK, e.t.c.) to stop squabbling and infighting, which is resource intensive, putting the whole world at risk, risking the start of WWIII, and which is literally destroying those purported to be in need of protection and being protected, to instead to form an alliance with Russia? ... wouldn't that open a gateway for diplomacy and trade with Euroasia and or the Middle East (Russia is part of Europe and Eurasia, as Turkey is part of Europe and the Middle East)? ... If Turkey and Georgia were part of the EU and EU had an alliance or special alliance with Russia ... how would the globe look then? .... proportionally, EU/UK/US compared with China/(Russia) or EU/UK/US/Russia compared with China? I still think Crimea sort of looks like a voice box, entrance to the larynx in a mouth. If it became the official EU capital, it would certainly allow the borders of the story to be told from a different perspective ... the outer would become the inner and the inner the outer ... the light, attraction, pull, would be on the middle, Crimea and the current centres would become the peripherals ... with periphery scenes for clandestine meetings in support of or to undermine the middle ... at any rate, it seems like migration would more likely be to where the light and the voice box is ... I don't know. Short version: ... where is the current fighting? ... what is it over ... exactly ...? ... it doesn't look like it might cease any time soon. ... Would it be impossible, in that area, to convert the type ... of war ... from war of might to war of words? i.e. Ukraine retain sovereignty, possibly join the EU, a section of Ukraine (with Ukraine's permission) become the de jure capital of the EU, a buffer area that is Ukraine and Russia ... NATO headquarters remain where they are ... ? and, ... which agreement already assures Ukraines borders? This wouldn't support military goals, with less negative impact on civilians than sanctions or lending/giving military equipment*, and or contribute to long term security, safety and lives of military personnel? *military equipment (that might get scavenged/reverse engineered/sent elsewhere/on sold and or seized? ... and an increased risk, that, doesn't seem like it would be impossible to forsee: friendly fire, and, fingers point, as if otherwise?). ... distance of Ukraine ... possible EU de jure capital, international embassies ... Iranian oil ... ? ... if a section of Ukraine (with Ukraine's permission) becomes the de jure capital of the EU ... the US would need an embassy there ... as would the UK and Russia and e.t.c. ... also, ... de jure capital of EU in Ukraine ... seems like there would be more cameras there then .... ... who can assist with knowledge and wisdom, to turn it into a historic moment? ... peaceful? ... Stay well. Peace. Eleonora Formato née Szczepanowski South Australia At a distance, it seems like Steve Chapman could get away with looking like John Mearsheimer. John Mearsheimer seems lovely and sounds like an adult (not frustrating).

[Eleonora Formato née Szczepanowski (EllieAdrift)]

John Mearsheimer seems lovely and sounds like an adult (not frustrating). I'm sorry, this is not on topic and probably sounds almost pathetic, however, somehow, I've got no one to talk with. Would it be too difficult to organise a sort of conversation pal mentor? 3:45 min ... "two-way conversation ... " 3:57 min ... "how to reach that ... audience in ways that are different ... " 4:18 min ... 4:23 min ... "Joseph Nye on the Future of Soft Power and Public Diplomacy" (USC Annenberg) "Soft power scholar Joseph Nye discusses the new challenges faced by public diplomacy prac... " There's also a ted talk that says isolation is a dream killer or something like that, and Harvard has researched something not dissimilar over a long term, as in, like 80 years. So, what a good idea, to reach out, and, in that spirit, would it be ridiculous if ... I feel like going, what the hey ... Would it be ridiculous if a person who is able to contact someone trustworthy and knowledgeable facilitated contact, so that I have a person to talk with ... ? Is that too much to ask? John Mearsheimer seems lovely and sounds like an adult (not frustrating). I can't get through to any one, as in, can't actually reach anyone to be able to establish raport, have two way communication, make contacts or to maintain, e.t.c. ... (and this is Australia) ... things are not ok ... everything is not ok ... I'm literally barely getting through, isolated, no washing machine ... struggling ... medical physical condition ... ... yes ... haven't seen my primary school aged daughter since 2018 ... in disbelief ... ... yeah ... ... time it can't be traced ... To put things in perspective, I'm divorced (since 2018), met my now x-husband in 1999 at uni, ... and, no, I'm not a youth or young adult ... there is no 'o' or 't' or 't' at the start of my age on paper, haven't been able to get in contact with a trustworthy lawyer ... haven't seen my primary school aged daughter for three/four years (since 2018) or establish contact with ... I've not had much success with tele communication in general, it seems, and physically (a combination of medical: systemic like arthritis and various, and, lack of everyday resources: living on camping gear and is not having a washing machine in Australia sort of like OHS being disregarded?) and financially stuck (unemployed), in a temporary place I didn't want to move into, that is owned by my x- husband's parents. I'm stuck. Despite the rumours, I have no plans to leave this earth ... climbing into a small capsule which is part of a rocket to then be blasted against gravity into the vacuum of space ... yeah, I know: what is wrong with me, right? ... Having said that ... a mentor, in general, from any (as long as it's above board) sphere of life, would be appreciated - I'm needing to start as if from scratch in all areas and could do with a little bit of guidance/advice, from possibly not just one type of mentor (like for practical life guidance, career, ... e.t.c.). John Mearsheimer seems lovely and sounds like an adult (not frustrating). Stay well. Peace. Eleonora Formato née Szczepanowski South Australia 0417 579 364 eleonorawithcharlotte g mail ('Charlotte', in my email address, is my daughter's name.) Although, not sure what is happening with emails I send. Sent an email to news sky ... don't know if it got there ... ... eleonorawithcharlotte g mail ... My comments (yesterday/earlier today) are not staying anywhere on yt ... they disappear within about 17 to 30 seconds or straight away, on first refresh or while editing and it then unavailable to post or ... problem with server [404] ... and, fb has been blanket disabling comment functions on fb at times ... with failed to post and '!' symbol ... also, not sure what has happened to my linkedin account ..."Sorry, we couldn’t find that post. Let’s try again… Retry" ... "Something went wrong. We're having issues loading the page. Go to your feed" ... "This profile is not available. Retry" ...

[Eleonora Formato née Szczepanowski (EllieAdrift)]

Yin and Yang? ... ☯️ TCM ... five elements ... sheng and ko? ... 13:10 min ... (Sorry, I'm not sure I'm listening properly.) It sounds like a possible discussion about an imbalance in power, either by a result of control, an excess in relation to either a deficiency, neutrality, or another excess yet that is deficient by contrast, or, by a result of nurturing, a deficiency in relation to either an excess, neutrality, or another deficiency yet that is in excess by contrast? "John Mearsheimer: Great power politics on Ukraine" (CGTN) Some perspective, perhaps, or not? Minimum distance between Britain and Europe: 20 miles (32 km) ... ? Minimum distance between Taiwan and China: 81 miles (130 km) ... ? How did Germany go with taking over Britain in WWII? From a yin/yang perspective (this might not be correct): How much effort would be needed to 'take Taiwan', how much would it weaken China, and, how much hostility would it bring to China (direct or indirect: destructive), say compared with making a decision that, even though Taiwan is important, China is in a position to not need to take over Taiwan, with China being strong enough to be a nurturing ally, and, the goodwill that would bring to China? How much effort would it take China (with US support) to, say, "liberate" North Korea, over land, a place that relatively is seen as extremly deficient in maintaing humans-rights when compared to China, and so, in that context, would South Korea prefer, to border North Korea or to border China, and, while some may question motives, how much goodwill would be brought to China, if (with US support) North Korea were liberated and instead of being kept by China, North Korea allowed to heal with South Korea? How much effort would it take China to find a solution to an expanding desert and possible dehydration, rehabilitating the desert with edible grasses and trees, while providing an opportunity to take pressure off of some of the cities, providing opportunities for improved health, livibility, ... e.t.c. ... Example: "Town planners on a 'crusade' against TB could help us to redesign our cities post-COVID - ABC News" www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-25/what-planning-lessons-during-tb-outbreak-teach-us-about-covid19/100348914

[Eleonora Formato née Szczepanowski (EllieAdrift)]

Short version: Significance of the US Constitution: in the US; outside the US. Significance of other parts of the world having their own constitution: to that part of the world; to the US. Significance of a Constitution in cohesion, flexibility, peace, competition, being kept accountable: from an internal point of view; from an external point of view. Examples: - an oath is taken (by US military) to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States" - framers of the Constitution of Australia were influenced significantly by the Constitution of the USA. -"The constitutions of a number of other countries were also considered at the constitutional conventions, ... "In substance, ... , the Australian Constitution was drafted at the 1891 Convention." - if EU invested in coming up with their own Constitution. - the ability to converse with others based on their own constitution - it looks like, it seems like, it sounds like, it feels like ... based on the (your) constitution, this is inconsistent or is consistent or ... e.t.c. - the ability to converse with others based on your own constitution - it looks like, it seems like, it sounds like, it feels like ... based on the (our) constitution, this is inconsistent or is consistent or ... e.t.c. Crimea doesn't sort of look like a voice box, entrance to the larynx in a mouth? .................... Example: Part of a conversation on fb: A reply: Rubbish, If you want to live in a society, don't risk being a "typhoid Mary"! That ain't rocket science! , "Rubbish, If you want to live in a society, don't risk being a "typhoid Mary"! That ain't rocket science!" ... that came from? The reply: Eleonora Formato It didn't need to "come from" anywhere. Society can and must protect itself from those who would intentionally harm it! People who plant bombs, and people who spread killer viruses are but 2 examples! A reply: Eleonora Formato It was a response to just this rubbish! "end up in camps of enforced medical procedures and being medicated, or to end up in the alternative camp of elimination" , that hasn't happened in history? ... how do people spread killer viruses? A reply: "Eleonora Formato Not getting vaccinated, not social distancing, not covering their faces when coughing or sneezing ... etc, etc,!" , not getting vaccinated, is on a similar level to people who plant bombs? , almost sounds like it is seen or treated as if like terrorism or a terrorist? ... also, seems a bit authoritarian. ... this is part of the Australian Constitution .... Chapter 1: The Parliament: Part V: Powers of the Parliament. Section 51 "... subject to this Constitution, ... to make laws for the peace, order, and good government of the Commonwealth ... "; and, (xxiiiA) "... medical ... (but not so as to authorize any form of civil conscription)" (Australian Parliament House, website) and, ... this is part of the Australian Constitution .... Chapter V: The States Section 116 ("Commonwealth not to legislate in respect of religion") "The Commonwealth shall not make any law for establishing any religion, or for imposing any religious observance, or for prohibiting the free exercise of any religion, and no religious test shall be required as a qualification for any office or public trust under the Commonwealth." (Australian Parliament House, website) (While it isn't the US Constitution, and an oath is taken to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States", this is part of the Australian Constitution .... )

[Eleonora Formato née Szczepanowski (EllieAdrift)]

From the middle of elsewhere: In addition (particulars aside) though, it sound like it is important not to loose sight of other parties concerns and possible conflict, that might otherwise become as if not heard or recognised, from not also paying attention to a wider multifaceted perspective? It really seems like, not every thing is clear cut - some things exist because of light, shade and shadows, and perspective: as a comparative type example, from one of many other possibilities: if a buffer is thought of as a human shield, bearing weight of force, then, that scenario might be considered hard lined and reprehensible. If on the other hand a buffer is thought of as a graduated, transition area, a zone or blend, where some people feel comfortable (even though you might not feel comfortable there, those people feel comfortable), and like translators of culture and understanding, then, that scenario might be considered vibrant and diverse. Given therefore, only that description and comparison, which scenario does a buffer comes across as, bearing weight of force? (to change things, of concerns, e.t.c.)? Also, if someone is forced to join a democratic society quickly, is that democratic? They wouldn't get blinded by choice, be overwhelmed, become frustrated, and from that bad experience, not necessarily feel they are part of a democratic society and fail to grasp what it is to be part of a democratic society? ... I don't know ... How about, the role of the internet? Where does it begin, where does it end? Is it discretely subdivided or continuous? Is it more part of admiralty, or space, or international, national, corporate, private, public, a utility, catalogue, publisher, telecommunications, distribution network, e.t.c.? ... international relations aren't, international? ... international politics isn't, international? ... Is it, that what is being sought, is national theories of international politics? Does it make as much sense, or more sense, or less sense, than international theories of national politics? It seems that, international politics, could be another national category: national politics of international politics, equivalent to saying, national politics of US politics, or, national politics of China politics, or, national politics of Turkish politics, or, e.t.c. ? Therefore, theories of international politics, by definition, would be theories of politics of the nation called international? Or, theories of politics of the international nation? Either, the US, and China, and Turkey, and, e.t.c., together form, a new, separate nation, distinct from other nations, a nation in of itself, or, they don't, and, distinct from, say, being a union of a collection of countries/states or a federation of states? "China and Academia, what they want, John Mearsheimer" (International Relations & Politics) It sounds like, within IR theory: As part of Mearsheimer's 5 Assumptions: In an IR field, nations' internal national politics - are not significant and can also be significant: a) for the most part can be treated as having a negligible effect. b) under certain circumstances treated as having a non-negligible effect. A dispute, occurring under different circumstances: in the middle of international waters, or, in extending an economic exclusion zone into either another economic exclusion zone or into international waters (towards another economic exclusion zone, or not). In a dispute that occurs in the middle of international waters, internal national politics of a nation, would appear not to be significant and for the most part negligible. In a dispute extending an economic exclusion zone into another another economic exclusion zone, then, internal national politics of nations involved would appear not to be significant and also significant, negligible and non-negligible - an additional nation, whose economic exclusion zone not affected, although, changes might alter agreements for passage, that additional nation's national politics would appear not to be significant and for the most part negligible - or, if into international waters (towards another economic exclusion zone, or not), internal national politics of nations involved might be not dissimilar to that of additional nation. It looks like, in all those scenarios, it possible to simultaneously act as a part of nation and as part of an international nation. If all nations were in a union, then, it seems like, in that situation, there might not be an international nation to be a part of, as all nations would belong to the same overall nation, governed by the same rules. Although, it might seem like it is not possible for an international nation to form, distinct from other nations and distinct from a union of nations, from within a union of nations, it might not be impossible. Let's say that, there is a union called, Earth Nation, and every and all nations belong to it - it is all of the planet earth. Any decisions and rules of Earth Nation, would be made by all and apply to all nations. For example, Earth Nation might be responsible for deciding, if the moon is part of Earth Nation (or not), and if so, also assuming the moon is colonised and it wants to mooxit from Earth Nation, any negotiations for that mooxit. Now, let's say Earth Nation is responsible for the internet and any decisions and rules of Earth Nation, would be made by all and apply to all for the internet. As an example, a rule might be that, all will be identified on Earth Nation internet, in the same way they are within the union that is Earth Nation, by each individual nation they are a citizen of. Another rule, might be the recognition of an international nation and each individual nation on Earth Nation internet, and, all individuals of Earth Nation on the internet, not to be restricted from being able to participate in more than a nation, and, their citizenship and or where they are resident to be publicly displayed in any individual nation as a rule. Also, a rule might be that, any rules set for an individual nation of the internet, would be determined by that individual nation and be applicable in that individual nation but not necessarily in each and every individual nation or the international nation - as long as the basic Earth Nation internet rules were not violated. Also, a rule might be that, any rules set for the international nation of the internet, would be determined together by any individual nation participating and be applicable in the international nation, but not necessarily in each and every individual nation - as long as the basic Earth Nation internet rules were not violated. So, if a US citizen, entered the UK nation on the internet, no matter where they lived, it would not be obvious, whether they were a UK citizen or not and or resident or not, but, would have to follow UK rules there and US rules would not apply - if in the UK nation on the internet, then it taken to be as if in the UK. If that same US citizen entered the International nation on the internet, then, it might show that it is a US citizen belonging to the US nation that they are participating, together with others, in forming the composition of that international nation, however, again, US rules would not apply, and would have to follow international rules. Now, take a mainstream media video and comment section: it could be accessed in UK nation or International nation, but, it would be accessed from different places and the rules may or may not be different. Say for example, a rule of the international nation, that comment sections are to be treated as a town square. It wouldn't matter which nation a person was a citizen of or resident. When commenting in a comment section of a mainstream media video in the international nation, no matter where a person physically in the world, if in the international nation internet section, and the rule, comment sections are to be treated as a town square, and they choose to comment there, then, it is to be taken that commening there is as if doing so in a town square. On the other hand, when commenting in a comment section of that same mainstream media video in the UK nation, the rule might be that it is to be treated as a private function at a venue. The choice, the risk, the benefits, upto individual internet users. If an individual does not feel comfortable with or familiar with rules on the internet of a nation they live in, then, they might choose not to comment in that nation's corresponding internet nation. Some individuals might feel comfortable the most, where they are actually a citizen, while others might find they spend most of their time in the international nation. It doesn't sort of look like, it is not impossible for there to be theories of politics of the nation called international? Or, theories of politics of an international nation? ... a new, separate nation, distinct from other nations, a nation in of itself, and, distinct from, say, being a union of nations, of a collection of countries/states or a federation of states? Don't mind me, I should be sleeping proper in the now ... I'll have to check what I've written later ... Stay well. Peace. Eleonora Formato née Szczepanowski South Australia New comments won't stay ... they disappear, on yt ... and my linkedin posts ... I can't access them ... Fb was ... maybe ... see if I can share this there ...

[kynismos]

Realists are peace makers (or at least the wars are winnable and short ).

[Pir elli]

I admire John’s knowledge and wisdom tremendously, but I strongly disagree with his talk around the 6th minute mark. Try to listen to it and see what he said: “No one would be foolish enough to use it”!! I can give you at least 3 countries who have demented leaders and would use it! One of them who has promised to use it if they have it! Iran is that country, and they have been quite explicit about what they would do with it. Remember the Wipe Israel Off the Face Of The World statement? That was an Official statement. Then you’ve crazies like Putin and N.Korean Rocket man! Both have threatened to use them.

[Pir elli]

@Rashid Ok Rashid, you’re right! Keep sticking your head in the sand! Live in your fantasy world!

[Rashid]

I think you're just engaging in hysterics

[TorianTammas]

No they won't, it would really help when Americans actually speak Farsi or other languages and actually study other cultures snd live abroad and learn about the world.

[socratead]

yet another crazy doctor... His analysis lacks foundations and considers his assumptions as valid axioms for human thinking. A speculative theorist at best who lacks scientific onsight. Not the type of guy to consider as an advisor (maybe for the type of shoes you want to buy...).

[Rashid]

This is gibberish... read the book "Myth of the Nuclear Revolution" by Keir Lieber, a prominent Georgetown University scholar who makes these arguments with historic evidence, and who Mearsheimer was a mentor to.

[Rainstorm]

Ukraine war come to reality as per his prediction in one of his lectures

[Safa Teimouri]

THANK YOU RUSSIA THANK YOU MR PUTIN FOR STANDING UP AGAINST FASCISTS ONCE AGAIN

[Kirstin Strand]

We can only hope!

[Mario Comeq]

Date of the conference? Since the date written above does not mean necessarily that thas the date of the conference.

[Anne Dahl]

Dont you think security from tcunami because underwater vulcan sprength ?

[Dr. Tiggy]

Well, this aged well...

[Rashid]

Yeah, it did. He discusses Russia's current strategy when he explains how nuclear states in a weak position will resort to escalation dominance. In fact, everything he says in this speech is relevant and backed by the research.

[martti mattila]

Check the map, if China needs more land closes place is in the other side of the land border not in North America. But don´t worry nuclear Harmagedon will come and now it looks it will be sooner than later.

[rose fiend]

But per JM China has a vital interests for nk not to have a nuke. They hated nk for dragging them into the Korean War.

[legend]

The saying goes the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

[Martin Ma]

We do. And we hope they do not drop nuclear warhead to our land.

[Prof. Introvert]

G.O.A.T

[Nas coca]

More like Chad Mearsheimer

[Mgen Burn]

What does this MEAN????

[Larry Belo]

I cannot change the 4 selected but why no more notifications when wher to do my work schedule needed the true notifications

[Larry Belo]

Yes I respect united state of America to trust in god

[Mahmood Mirhashemi]

president trump violation of Iran deal was an end to proliferation treaty, once and for all. cheers

[Stephen Light]

That may be more entertaining than you anticipate.

[rageburst]

Trump does things that do not make any sense. He's a wild card factor. On that same note, Israel is also not thinking straight when it comes to Iran. Seems like they're just resorting to unilateral force as a bad crutch. To this date, I'm still not sure why Trump thinks this is a bad deal. Maybe he wanted Iran to not have any nuclear technology.

[Alex Smith]

Will Russia or Pakistan give nuclear weapons to Iran?

[Tommy O Donovan]

The future of WMD's is Biological.

[rose fiend]

No.

[Mohid Syed]

Pakistan doesn’t want a nuclear armed Iran when it already has two nuclear armed neighbours. Pakistan would prefer if Iran doesn’t acquire nukes however Pakistan can’t overtly be anti-Iran on the issue as Pakistan already has nuclear weapons. That’s not to say Pakistan is a saint it has no problems getting rid of nuclear weapons, but Iran is tricky.

[Tyra VanLeer]

💡

[AUSPICIOUS KONDOR]

Money originated with royalty and slavery, it has nothing to do with democracy or the struggle of the impoverished enslaved majority.~Aristotle

[Larry Belo]

All your discussion about notifications is folse I really like to use to work but the government process is didn’t work good for me … why until now the Ofer of delivery is nothing

[Rich Dobbs]

AFAIK, Iran has got a great deal of enrichment going on.

[Doginu]

Every country in the world already carry so much debt, that spending Billions on weapons is just insane.....So much good could be done with that money.

[Difu Shi]

i guess nato actions scared russia enough.

[Larry Belo]

I agree to who any to 4 key delivery and how to truck the wrong notifications is noting to my agreement

[Larry Belo]

The addiction is very hard to work to my bony but I really like to stop this using drug …. I promise to all when the government is legal to ther agreement with me all done I new my life but until now how many agreements I signed where is the true agreement…

[Mario Jr. Mabutas]

I observe, and i think every person in history up to the future subconsciously knows, "where" realists are really coming from (And i observe this is what the likes of mearsheimer don't really realize). If you and they really think deeply about it, they (realists) are actually really coming from the LACK OF COURAGE,... to be IDEALISTS.... (and they, realists, justify it - realism - with all kinds of "acrobatic" reasoning). Most of them voice out their realpolitik viewpoints in the safety of their privileged circumstances - like Nicollo Machiavelli himself. (That's why he, mearsheimer, always say, not verbatim: "I'm very happy I'm living in (the most powerful) liberal democratic country - which ironically is a product of idealism, ...but when it comes to international relations...- he's a realist) His and his et al's IR Old World 19th century Machiavellian realpolitik viewpoint... ...actually HAS to die,... ... WE, THE REST OF THE HUMAN RACE ALL KNOW IT IN OUR HEARTS IT HAS TO DIE, "YESTERDAY", hundreds, even thousands of years ago... ... And I think deep inside his (mearsheimer et al's) heart he knows it. But like all (socio) realists, he doesn't have the COURAGE to admit it...because he doesn't have the courage to BE against it (PREVAILING human CONSTRUCTED reality)... And his realist thinking is greatly influenced by his privileged personal situation: a legal citizen of the most powerful nation in the world, and all the privileges and personal SAFETY, it entails. What differentiates a realist from an idealist? COURAGE and Empathy for the rest of YOUR human race. Courage to DESIRE, ENVISION AND USE YOUR GREAT MIND, to PERPETUALLY make things better than what they are, than JUST cowardly accept the social constructs that our physical/biological/historical reality socially CONSTRUCTED for us. Clue: if it's constructed, it can be DE-constructed or changed.

[Mario Jr. Mabutas]

@Vic toews Idealist DOESN'T mean pro-EVERYTHING-US or democratic West. Idealism means making things better than what they are at every moment, first, by not accepting the shortcomings or imperfections of physical and social constructed realities, and second, by perpetually finding ways to make them better. ...(?)

[Dan Good]

Your intro is already too long

[Black Freud]

I’m feeling some kinda way about his seemingly cavalier analysis of the feasibility of nuclear war………Did he slip and hit his head? The Chinese can prolly hit us over here. Is that taken into account? All bets are off, no safe spaces, sacrifice your populous to save your populous? War and war talk only benefits the war industry. Humans: not so much…..

[das]

I think the smirk on his face is an involuntary reaction to the fact that he thinks people are swallowing his bullshit.its an indicator that he's built up enough momentum to coast through his oration

[martti mattila]

Russian Embasy in Finland are seeking Russian speaking people who has been mistreaded in Finland to find excuse to invaid Finland. Bad for those 80000 Russian who live in Finland now their escape from Russia ends. Do they like it, maybe not.

[lakshmi neuroscience]

Arrogance of americans on display here

[Leopoldo M. Jr. Dulguime]

Now the Russian example have come to fruition. You poked and cornered the BIG BEAR so much it will fight back and attack you .....HAHAHA

[Luther Blissett]

This bear don't got no bite.

[Telma Garcia]

Esto es rasismo.danino