John Mearsheimer

5 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 3 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Oct 14, 2022 by David Sacks · said 29 times in 20 episodes since 2022 · across every show →

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Oct 14, 2022 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
Sacks: Prominent foreign policy figures historically warned against NATO expansion
“Back in the 19 nineties, you had people like George Kennan, who was the architect of our Cold War containment policy. You had William J. Perry was Bill Clinton's defense secretary. You had Henry Kissinger, you had John Mearsheimer, all warned that bringing NAT…”
David Sacks Oct 14, 2022 ▶ 24:21 E100: Reflecting on the first 100 shows, fan questions, nuclear threat, markets, Amazon & more
Sep 16, 2024 negative
Opinion
Mearsheimer: Republicans and Democrats are foreign policy 'Tweedledee and Tweedledum'
“No, I like to refer to the Republicans and the Democrats as Tweedledee and Tweedledum. There's hardly any difference.”
John Mearsheimer Sep 16, 2024 ▶ 2:54 Deep State, Hegemony & U.S. Foreign Policy: John Mearsheimer vs. Jeffrey Sachs | All-In Summit
Sep 16, 2024 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Mearsheimer: Trump will fail to defeat the foreign policy 'deep state'
“And the big question on the table is whether or not you think Trump can beat the deep state and these two established parties. And I'd bet against Trump.”
John Mearsheimer Sep 16, 2024 ▶ 3:38 Deep State, Hegemony & U.S. Foreign Policy: John Mearsheimer vs. Jeffrey Sachs | All-In Summit
Sep 16, 2024
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Mearsheimer: U.S.-China conflict more likely in South China Sea than Taiwan
“The place where a conflict is most likely today is not over Taiwan. I could explain why I think Taiwan is not a serious problem at the moment or for the foreseeable future. The South China Sea is a very dangerous place. We could end up in a war for sure, even …”
John Mearsheimer Sep 16, 2024 ▶ 34:45 Deep State, Hegemony & U.S. Foreign Policy: John Mearsheimer vs. Jeffrey Sachs | All-In Summit
Sep 16, 2024 negative
Opinion
Jeffrey Sachs: U.S. foreign policy seeks to maximize global power and hegemony
“If you want to interpret American foreign policy, it is to maximize power. And he gives a John gives a, an explanation of that. We have some differences but I think it's a very good description of American foreign policy, which is that it's trying to maximize …”
Jeffrey Sachs Sep 16, 2024 ▶ 7:31 Deep State, Hegemony & U.S. Foreign Policy: John Mearsheimer vs. Jeffrey Sachs | All-In Summit
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