The thing that I find amazing is that with respect to the Gaza war, the Arab countries, specifically the gulf countries, are never part of any analysis. They've basically never been mentioned. While in the past they would have stood openly to the Palestinian side, they've been pretty quiet throughout this war, or even offered some moderate assistance to Israel. Given that the great prize of relationship normalisation between Saudi and Israel remains on the table, I'm not sure that Israel really worries a lot about its current standing in the world. That is because if an agreement between Israel and SA and other Arab countries is reached, Israel's standing would change again. So, the current pressure on Israel is being cushioned by the prospect of normalisation agreements, which singer countries seem to envision for their near future. Perhaps they're even betting on a president Trump with whom they were able to deal with easier than with Biden. Can Professor Mearsheimer give a greatly appreciated opinion on that?
I’ve agreed with all of your opinions and everything you’ve had to say over the years. The one and only thing that I disagree with you on, as you stated at the very end of this interview, is the fact that in your opinion there are no solutions to these problems. I think there are solutions to all of these problems.
The solutions to all of these problems can be found in my “course” which consists of a set of YouTube videos and my three (3) papers.
This “course” lays out what should be considered as a very good political platform for not only the US but also for the world, it should be considered to be an identifier for where we need to try to get to as a species and how to get there, and it also has non-religious, spiritual overtones which are based on rationality and reasonability rather than superstition.
Believe it or not, this course starts off with the concept of a simple theory as it’s explained by John Mearsheimer and it ends with THIS interview.
This “course” is a masterclass in world leadership, diplomacy and how we as the human race should try to conduct ourselves going forward in order to give ourselves the best chance at survival in the best possible way into the future. It is also the blueprint for how we should try to manage artificial intelligence.
It’s actually fairly simple but, as is the case with most things that are worthwhile, it takes at least some amount of work in order to be able to grasp its full value.
In a nutshell, I think a good analogy would be to say that John Mearsheimer’s theory of offensive realism and the logic that emanates from it (including the findings in the book “The Israeli Lobby” - which isn’t directly related to the theory) relative to international relations is similar to the logic that emanates from my theory and prescription as it relates to humanity at large.
With that in mind, it’s my contention that with all of these seemingly intractable problems that are outlined in this interview are actually solvable problems.
That includes the war in Ukraine, the conflict in Israel, the tensions over Taiwan and in the south and East China Sea, as well as all other things human.
It’s true that humans cannot agree on first principals but it’s my contention that if you have a simple, rational, logical theory to try to arrive at the best possible solution for each and every one of these problems it makes tackling them much easier. And that is what my theory and prescription does.
The thing that I find amazing is that with respect to the Gaza war, the Arab countries, specifically the gulf countries, are never part of any analysis. They've basically never been mentioned. While in the past they would have stood openly to the Palestinian side, they've been pretty quiet throughout this war, or even offered some moderate assistance to Israel. Given that the great prize of relationship normalisation between Saudi and Israel remains on the table, I'm not sure that Israel really worries a lot about its current standing in the world. That is because if an agreement between Israel and SA and other Arab countries is reached, Israel's standing would change again. So, the current pressure on Israel is being cushioned by the prospect of normalisation agreements, which singer countries seem to envision for their near future. Perhaps they're even betting on a president Trump with whom they were able to deal with easier than with Biden. Can Professor Mearsheimer give a greatly appreciated opinion on that?
I’ve agreed with all of your opinions and everything you’ve had to say over the years. The one and only thing that I disagree with you on, as you stated at the very end of this interview, is the fact that in your opinion there are no solutions to these problems. I think there are solutions to all of these problems.
The solutions to all of these problems can be found in my “course” which consists of a set of YouTube videos and my three (3) papers.
This “course” lays out what should be considered as a very good political platform for not only the US but also for the world, it should be considered to be an identifier for where we need to try to get to as a species and how to get there, and it also has non-religious, spiritual overtones which are based on rationality and reasonability rather than superstition.
Believe it or not, this course starts off with the concept of a simple theory as it’s explained by John Mearsheimer and it ends with THIS interview.
This “course” is a masterclass in world leadership, diplomacy and how we as the human race should try to conduct ourselves going forward in order to give ourselves the best chance at survival in the best possible way into the future. It is also the blueprint for how we should try to manage artificial intelligence.
It’s actually fairly simple but, as is the case with most things that are worthwhile, it takes at least some amount of work in order to be able to grasp its full value.
In a nutshell, I think a good analogy would be to say that John Mearsheimer’s theory of offensive realism and the logic that emanates from it (including the findings in the book “The Israeli Lobby” - which isn’t directly related to the theory) relative to international relations is similar to the logic that emanates from my theory and prescription as it relates to humanity at large.
With that in mind, it’s my contention that with all of these seemingly intractable problems that are outlined in this interview are actually solvable problems.
That includes the war in Ukraine, the conflict in Israel, the tensions over Taiwan and in the south and East China Sea, as well as all other things human.
It’s true that humans cannot agree on first principals but it’s my contention that if you have a simple, rational, logical theory to try to arrive at the best possible solution for each and every one of these problems it makes tackling them much easier. And that is what my theory and prescription does.