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A Dose of Reality on Ukraine | Glenn Loury & John Mearsheimer | The Glenn Show
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Oct 27, 2023
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Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com Glenn Loury and John Mearsheimer (University of Chicago, How States Think). Recorded September 28, 2023.
- 0:00Why John thinks Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was rational
- 6:55How small states deal with world powers
- 10:13If Russia’s action were rational, were the US’s?
- 16:40John: The Ukraine invasion violates international law, but Russia has reason to see it as just
- 21:58The risk of escalation
- 29:26Zelensky’s expert manipulation of the West
- 33:51Is it a coincidence that so many recent presidential scandals involve Ukraine?
- 39:57Can tolerant liberals tolerate illiberal societies?
- 45:45American Russophobia didn’t cause the war, but it’s not helping
- 49:19John: If Putin is overthrown, his replacement will probably be even more brutal
- 53:35The foreign policy establishment’s grip on both Democrats and Republicans
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