Conversations With History - John Mearsheimer & Steve Walt

"Domestic Politics and International Relations"

Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Professors John Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago and Steve Walt of Harvard University for a discussion of how domestic politics influences the making of U.S. policy on the Middle East.

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[Shpira]

The US political system is in need of reform so as to assure that it works in the best interest of the US populations rather than for those individuals who donate money to political campaigns.

[breathtakingkibitzer]

John Mearsheimer & Steve Walt

Kudos to both of you!

Very nice and balance discussion. I totally agree that this topic should be discuss openly in American media and school campuses. For all these years it seems that this the case of a mischievous Elephant in a living room and no one notices and complaining about it.

[juan perez]

ZIONISTS ARE CRIMINALS AND RACISTS PIGS!!!!!

[fjtyas]

떙큐교수님 ^^

[fjtyas]

개기네.....

[christophmahler]

«The most immediate danger in the Middle East, according to Mahan, was Russian pressure upon Persia. (...) To counter Russian ambitions in this area, Mahan urged the sea powers to support the creation of a "highly developed modern state, with an effeciently organized army and navy", situated in "Asia Minor, Syria and Mesopotamia".»

("The problem of Asia: its effect upon international politics"; Alfred Mahan; 1905, "Introduction to the Transaction Edition" by Francis Sempa; 2003)

[st1ckycheese]

What a great interview. Thanks so much.

[ehmfrancisco]

Watching Conversations with History broadens my knowledge in what is happening around the world.

[abaouais1]

34:00 = then why did they adopt it if it was so obviously misguided and doomed to failed?

[jedeye15]

If there was a thing called academic bravery or heroism - this guys would be the living definition

[Matt Bugden]

One thing I would point out is that Meirsheimer and Walt in their thesis do make passing reference to the Jewish intellectual roots of neo-conservatism, which you might argue forms the real nexus between the lobby and U.S foreign policy.

[ForexReviewsCentral]

Smart, that all i can say.