In the 1930s, Adolf Hitler believed that his great-power rivals would be easy to exploit and isolate because each had little interest in fighting Germany and instead was determined to get someone else to assume the burden. He guessed right.
Simply put, the most powerful state is the one that prevails in a dispute. - John Mearsheimer
Simply put, the most powerful state is the one that prevails in a dispute.
- John Mearsheimer
Offensive realism predicts that the United States will send its army across the Atlantic when there is a potential hegemon in Europe that the local g… - John Mearsheimer
Offensive realism predicts that the United States will send its army across the Atlantic when there is a potential hegemon in Europe that the local g…
In an ideal world, where there are only good states, power would be largely irrelevant. - John Mearsheimer
In an ideal world, where there are only good states, power would be largely irrelevant.
Bandwagoning is a strategy for the weak. - John Mearsheimer
Bandwagoning is a strategy for the weak.
A state's potential power is based on the size of its population and the level of its wealth. - John Mearsheimer
A state's potential power is based on the size of its population and the level of its wealth.
Great powers must be forever vigilant and never subordinate survival to any other goal, including prosperity. - John Mearsheimer
Great powers must be forever vigilant and never subordinate survival to any other goal, including prosperity.
States care about relative wealth, because economic might is the foundation of military might. - John Mearsheimer
States care about relative wealth, because economic might is the foundation of military might.
China, in short has the potential to be considerably more powerful than even the United States. - John Mearsheimer
China, in short has the potential to be considerably more powerful than even the United States.
The sad fact is that international politics has always been a ruthless and dangerous business, and it is likely to remain that way. - John Mearsheimer
The sad fact is that international politics has always been a ruthless and dangerous business, and it is likely to remain that way.
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