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John J. Mearsheimer

Born

in New York, The United States

December 14, 1947

Website

https://political-science.uchicago.edu/director...

Genre

Political Science, Nonfiction

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John Joseph Mearsheimer (1947) is an American political scientist and international relations scholar, who belongs to the realist school of thought. He is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago. He has been described as the most influential realist of his generation.
Mearsheimer is best known for developing the theory of offensive realism, which describes the interaction between great powers as being primarily driven by the rational desire to achieve regional hegemony in an anarchic international system. In accordance with his theory, Mearsheimer believes that China's growing power will likely bring it into conflict with the United States.
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Average rating: 4.01 · 11,010 ratings · 1,170 reviews · 25 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy 4.11 avg rating — 4,267 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tragedy of Great Power Politics 4.06 avg rating — 3,733 ratings — published 2001	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Great Delusion: Liberal Dreams and International Realities 4.09 avg rating — 1,198 ratings — published 2018 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Why Leaders Lie: The Truth About Lying in International Politics 3.46 avg rating — 865 ratings — published 2010 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How States Think: The Rationality of Foreign Policy by John J. Mearsheimer, Sebastian Rosato 3.69 avg rating — 529 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Why the Ukraine Crisis Is the West’s Fault 3.95 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Conventional Deterrence 3.88 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 1985 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rise of China and the Decline of the U.S. Army 3.73 avg rating — 41 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Liddell Hart and the Weight of History 3.80 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1988 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bound to Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Liberal International Order 3.59 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The sad fact is that international politics has always been a ruthless and dangerous business, and it is likely to remain that way.”
― John J. Mearsheimer, The Tragedy of Great Power Politics

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“In the 1930s, Adolf Hitler believed that his great-power rivals would be easy to exploit and isolate because each had little interest in fighting Germany and instead was determined to get someone else to assume the burden. He guessed right.”
― John J. Mearsheimer, The Tragedy of Great Power Politics

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“In other words, are humans fundamentally social animals who strive hard to carve out room for their individuality, or are they individuals who form social contracts?”
― John J. Mearsheimer, The Great Delusion: Liberal Dreams and International Realities

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