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#401 – John Mearsheimer: Israel-Palestine, Russia-Ukraine, China, NATO, and WW3

2023/11/18
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约翰·米尔斯海默教授以其著作《大国政治的悲剧》为基础,阐述了其对国际政治中权力、战争和国家行为的现实主义观点。他认为,权力是国际关系的根本货币,国家为了生存和安全,会不断追求权力最大化。这种权力追求主要由物质因素决定,包括人口规模和财富,进而决定军事实力的强弱。国际体系的无政府状态使得国家之间缺乏信任,导致安全困境和权力竞争。他批判了自由主义的观点,认为民主和平论、经济相互依赖论和制度主义都无法完全解释国家间的冲突。他认为,进攻性现实主义更能解释国家行为,即国家会积极寻求机会增加权力,而非仅仅维持现状。他以历史上的例子,如帝国德国和纳粹德国,以及当今的美国和中国,来论证其观点。他认为,国家行为并非完全由领导人的个人意愿决定,而是受到国际体系结构的深刻影响。

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John Mearsheimer discusses the centrality of power in international relations, outlining his realist perspective and contrasting it with liberalism.
  • Power is the currency of international relations.
  • States maximize power to ensure survival in an anarchic international system.
  • Realism and liberalism offer contrasting views on the role of power and war in statecraft.
  • Democratic peace theory suggests democracies are less likely to go to war with each other.
  • Economic interdependence and institutions are seen by liberals as pathways to peace.

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John Mearsheimer is an international relations scholar at University of Chicago. He is one of the most influential and controversial thinkers in the world on the topics of war and power. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (09:52) - Power (33:06) - Hitler (50:33) - Russia and Ukraine (1:46:45) - Israel and Palestine (2:47:37) - China (3:29:58) - Life and mortality