John Mearsheimer – America's Sunk Cost in Ukraine

<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuhQYs_imyo&#38;t=0s" target="_blank">0:00</a> Why John thinks Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was rational</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuhQYs_imyo&#38;t=415s" target="_blank">6:55</a> How small states deal with world powers</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuhQYs_imyo&#38;t=613s" target="_blank">10:13</a> If Russia’s action were rational, were the US’s?</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuhQYs_imyo&#38;t=1000s" target="_blank">16:40</a> John: The Ukraine invasion violates international law, but Russia has reason to see it as just</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuhQYs_imyo&#38;t=1318s" target="_blank">21:58</a> The risk of escalation</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuhQYs_imyo&#38;t=1766s" target="_blank">29:26</a> Zelensky’s expert manipulation of the West</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuhQYs_imyo&#38;t=2031s" target="_blank">33:51</a> Is it a coincidence that so many recent presidential scandals involve Ukraine?</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuhQYs_imyo&#38;t=2397s" target="_blank">39:57</a> Can tolerant liberals tolerate illiberal societies?</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuhQYs_imyo&#38;t=2745s" target="_blank">45:45</a> American Russophobia didn’t cause the war, but it’s not helping</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuhQYs_imyo&#38;t=2959s" target="_blank">49:19</a> John: If Putin is overthrown, his replacement will probably be even more brutal</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuhQYs_imyo&#38;t=3215s" target="_blank">53:35</a> The foreign policy establishment’s grip on both Democrats and Republicans</p><p>Links and Readings</p><p><a href="https://mearsheimer.substack.com/" target="_blank">John’s Substack</a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/How-States-Think-Rationality-Foreign/dp/0300269307" target="_blank">John’s book, with Sebastian Rosato, </a><em>How States Think: The Rationality of Foreign Policy</em></p><p><a href="https://mearsheimer.substack.com/p/bound-to-lose" target="_blank">John’s essay, “Bound to Lose”</a></p> <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://glennloury.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">glennloury.substack.com/subscribe</a>