I first encountered Prof. John Mearsheimer in a video early in the Ukraine conflict. I had begun assembling background of US/NATO/Russia relations and agreements going back to the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact. One must do this to understand the current conflict. As a professor of history and an authority Read more…
These two news items appeared in my inbox today, NATO Country Sends Air Force Instructor To Ukraine Ahead Of F-16 Arrivals and Netherlands Joins Denmark In Saying Ukraine Can Use F-16s To Strike Inside Russia. The F-16 is a nuclear capable aircraft. The Russians can never know what its payload Read more…
It has been said (i.e. I can’t find the reference) that empires last about 250 years on the average. As the American Empire enters its final days of decay, the emerging empire to replace it will be Chinese. Prof. John Mearsheimer, whose grasp of geopolitics is second to none I Read more…
I have covered it all in several articles. Those flagged with an * in the reference list linked at the bottom below cover it in bits and pieces. There is more background reference material given but the overview is contained in this interview of Jeffrey Sachs by Judge Andrew Napolitano Read more…
I will share a new source of understanding of the conflicts that I associate with WWIII. John Mearsheimer, a professor at the University of Chicago speaks to the Chris Hedges Fan Club on the dynamics of world conflict today. After setting the stage for his multipolar view of conflict he Read more…