John Mearsheimer: Is China the Real Winner of Ukraine War? | Endgame #136 (Luminaries)

“I think the situation we face today in the world is much more dangerous than it was during the Cold War,” warned realist John J. Mearsheimer in this conversation. What are the underlying causes of his provoking statement? To what extent the United States should get its hands dirty? Criticized by Michael McFaul in Endgame 134, realist John Mearsheimer defends his argument on the cause and consequences of the Ukraine War which he concludes as “The Tragedy of Great Power Politics”. Mr. Mearsheimer, who is an R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, also shares his view on why the US hates his realism theory, who will benefit from the prolonged Ukraine War, and how the climate crisis might increase the geopolitical tension over the Arctic region. Hosted by Gita Wirjawan, an Indonesian educator, entrepreneur, and current visiting scholar at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC) at Stanford University. #Endgame #GitaWirjawan #JohnMearsheimer This episode is supported by the Indonesian Students Association at the University of Chicago. ----------------- Episode Notes: ----------------- SGPP Indonesia Master of Public Policy: admissions@ Other “Endgame“ episode playlists: Listen on Spotify: Visit and subscribe: @SGPPIndonesia @VisinemaPictures ----------------- Chapters 00:00:00 - Background 00:04:28 - Realism 00:09:31 - Great Power Politics 00:18:55 - Irrelevant Region? 00:23:55 - Ukraine Debate 00:31:21 - Geopolitics of Climate Crisis 00:38:00 - Boomerang Against the US 00:43:51 - Nuclear Paradox 00:51:36 - East Asia’s Instability 00:58:18 - Incalculable Coefficient of War 01:06:50 - China Matters