On 30 November 2023, John Mearsheimer did an interview with “Dialogue,” a popular show on CGTN. They just posted it as part of their end-of-the-year review of the geopolitical landscape. Mearsheimer comes down on the ”side” of Israel overstepping their bounds in Gaza. He has been proven mostly correct on his previous handicapping of the Russians would win the Ukraine war.
Here it is
From the site:
Despite the talk of staying the course by Western officials over the Ukraine conflict, there are signs of growing fatigue and frustration, hesitation and even a possible decrease in political and financial support for Kyiv. Could this mean peace talks in the near future? How long will the deadlock continue?
Meanwhile, how will the U.S.’s unconditional support for Israel in the Gaza conflict impact its global posturing? And after the summit between President Xi Jinping and President Joe Biden in early November in San Francisco, could we finally begin to see an improvement in China-U.S. ties? In this edition of Dialogue to break down these major geo-political issues this year, we had an exclusive interview with political science professor John Mearsheimer from the University of Chicago.