Explorations on War - Episode 2, with Prof John Mearsheimer
From On Geopolitics by Centre for Geopolitics
October 13, 2025 · 43 min · Episode 2
About this episode
The episode features a discussion with John Mearsheimer on the strategic dynamics of security competition and the threat of war between states.
Joined by John Mearsheimer, R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, we explore the strategic dynamics of security competition between states and how they seek to mitigate the distinct threat that war poses to their survival.
People in this episode
Guest: John Mearsheimer
Topics covered
- war
- security competition
- geopolitics
- state dynamics
- survival
Keywords
- war
- security
- geopolitics
- states
- survival
- competition
- Mearsheimer
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Chicago
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