Why Mearsheimer Was Wrong About Ukraine ft. Dylan Burns

Опубликовано: 20 Февраль 2026
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Time stamps:
00:00 - Intro
05:20 - Part One: What is Realism?
15:10 - Part Two: NATO Expansion
30:19 - Part Three: EU Alignment
42:29 - Part Four: Promotion of Democracy
56:36 - Part Five: Contemporary Analysis
01:02:02 - Conclusion: What Does Mearsheimer Want?

Mearsheimer's video:    • Why is Ukraine the West's Fault? Featuring...  

References
Bucharest Summit: https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/...
Budapest Memorandum: http://dag.un.org/bitstream/handle/11...
G. Jacobson, The Tragedy of John Mearsheimer https://www.newstatesman.com/ideas/20...
H. Morgenthau, Politics Among Nations
I. Traynor, Ukraine suspends talks on EU: https://www.theguardian.com/world/201...
J. Mearsheimer, The Case for a Ukrainian Deterrent
J. Mearsheimer, Why the Ukraine Crisis Is the West's Fault
K. Hillie, Ukraine bailout could derail Putin's drive: https://www.ft.com/content/3b3db13c-6...
K. Waltz, Theory of International Politics
M. Kórshunov, Mikhail Gorbachev: I am against all walls https://www.rbth.com/international/20...
M. McFaul; S. Sestanovich; J. Mearsheimer, Faulty Powers: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articl...
S. Walker, Ukraine's EU trade deal will be catastrophic, says Russia: https://www.theguardian.com/world/201...
V. Soldatkin et al, Russia tightens customs rules: https://www.reuters.com/article/russi...