#401 – John Mearsheimer: Israel-Palestine, Russia-Ukraine, China, NATO, and WW3

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<p>John Mearsheimer is an international relations scholar at University of Chicago. He is one of the most influential and controversial thinkers in the world on the topics of war and power. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; <b>Notion</b>: <a href="https://notion.com">https://notion.com</a><br /> &#8211; <b>ExpressVPN</b>: <a href="https://expressvpn.com/lexpod">https://expressvpn.com/lexpod</a> to get 3 months free<br /> &#8211; <b>InsideTracker</b>: <a href="https://insidetracker.com/lex">https://insidetracker.com/lex</a> to get 20% off<br /> &#8211; <b>Eight Sleep</b>: <a href="https://www.eightsleep.com/lex">https://www.eightsleep.com/lex</a> to get special savings<br /> &#8211; <b>AG1</b>: <a href="https://drinkag1.com/lex">https://drinkag1.com/lex</a> to get 1 month supply of fish oil</p> <p>Transcript: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/john-mearsheimer-transcript">https://lexfridman.com/john-mearsheimer-transcript</a></p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> John&#8217;s Website: <a href="https://mearsheimer.com">https://mearsheimer.com</a><br /> John&#8217;s Books:<br /> The Tragedy of Great Power Politics: <a href="https://amzn.to/3FWrqkX">https://amzn.to/3FWrqkX</a><br /> How States Think: <a href="https://amzn.to/3udaWST">https://amzn.to/3udaWST</a><br /> The Great Delusion: <a href="https://amzn.to/3syXKXS">https://amzn.to/3syXKXS</a><br /> Why Leaders Lie: <a href="https://amzn.to/3ucs4rU">https://amzn.to/3ucs4rU</a><br /> The Israel Lobby: <a href="https://amzn.to/47fxrVU">https://amzn.to/47fxrVU</a><br /> Books Mentioned:<br /> Leviathan: <a href="https://amzn.to/49zCFgu">https://amzn.to/49zCFgu</a><br /> The End of History and the Last Man: <a href="https://amzn.to/47wTVBf">https://amzn.to/47wTVBf</a><br /> Who Are We: <a href="https://amzn.to/3QXDk44">https://amzn.to/3QXDk44</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (09:52) &#8211; Power<br /> (33:06) &#8211; Hitler<br /> (50:33) &#8211; Russia and Ukraine<br /> (1:46:45) &#8211; Israel and Palestine<br /> (2:47:37) &#8211; China<br /> (3:29:58) &#8211; Life and mortality</p>