Even if Iran did have a nuclear weapons capability, they could not use that to blackmail the United States or to attack;… — John Mearsheimer Copy Share Image
Even if we somehow destroyed all of Iran's nuclear capability, they will simply rebuild it, in locations that are harder to find… — John Mearsheimer Copy Share Image
Just to focus on the Middle East... I think it is quite clear that, except for the Iran nuclear deal, under President… — John Mearsheimer Copy Share Image
For all good sorts of security reasons, Israel wants to remain the only nuclear power in the Middle East, but a nuclear-armed… — John Mearsheimer Copy Share Image
First of all, I don't believe that the United States has any strategic interest in Syria. I think, from a strategic point… — John Mearsheimer Copy Share Image
I think there's no question that a nuclear-armed Iran would bring stability to the region, because nuclear weapons are weapons of peace.… — John Mearsheimer Copy Share Image
Of course, the last thing Washington, Tel Aviv and Riyadh want is for Iran to acquire the bomb. But it is hard… — John Mearsheimer Copy Share Image
Since the mid-1990s, Russian leaders have adamantly opposed NATO enlargement, and in recent years, they have made it clear that they would not stand… — John Mearsheimer Copy Share Image
The unpleasant truth is that some borders are untenable and preserving them causes conflict, not peace. — John Mearsheimer Copy Share Image
Great powers react harshly when distant rivals project military power into their neighborhood, much less attempt to make a country on their border an… — John Mearsheimer Copy Share Image
When the United States worked to contain the Soviet Union during the Cold War, we went to enormous lengths to get as many countries… — John Mearsheimer Copy Share Image
The central aim of American foreign policy has traditionally been to dominate the western hemisphere while not permitting another great power to dominate Europe… — John Mearsheimer Copy Share Image
Nuclear weapons are the ideal middle-class weapons for Americans. They provide massive amounts of deterrence on the cheap. — John Mearsheimer Copy Share Image
Erosion of sovereignty is one more reason a powerful state with a liberal foreign policy ends up fighting never ending wars and fostering militarism… — John Mearsheimer Copy Share Image
Simply put, the most powerful state is the one that prevails in a dispute. — John Mearsheimer Copy Share Image
What disappoints me about Obama is that, when he came into office, he gave the impression he was going to reduce America's global commitments,… — John Mearsheimer Copy Share Image
