Mearsheimer & Varoufakis: Iran War Exposes REAL LIMITS of U.S. Power
July 14, 2026
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as posted by the channelPolitical scientist John Mearsheimer and economist Yanis Varoufakis unpack how America can lose war after war and remain powerful, and why Iran may be different.
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John J. Mearsheimer is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago and a leading realist scholar of international relations. A West Point graduate and former U.S. Air Force officer, he is the author of numerous influential works on U.S. foreign policy and power politics.
Yanis Varoufakis is an economist, author, and former Greek finance minister who served during Greece’s 2015 debt crisis. A professor of economics and co-founder of DiEM25 and MeRA25, he is the author of numerous influential works on capitalism, austerity, debt, and global political economy.
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