John Mearsheimer: Why Europe still needs the USA
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John Mearsheimer returns to the podcast to talk to Hugh about his view of geopolitics and global security in 2026.
They talk about Donald Trump's unilateralism, the security architecture of Europe, the consequences for Europe of the war in Ukraine, US Middle East policy and threats to liberal democracy.
Mearsheimer paints a pessimistic picture, warning that the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza will have poisonous long-term consequences that most people fail to grasp.
Professor John Mearsheimer is a political scientist and geopolitical analyst at the University of Chicago.
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