Offensive Realism and The War in Ukraine
John Mearsheimer, the esteemed Political Science Professor at the University of Chicago, is one of the leading scholars in the world who shaped the school of “offensive realism.” It’s complicated, nonpartisan, and blunt. Essentially, he believes that states aim for regional dominance over one another for hegemony. Offensive realism has significantly influenced both Barack Obama and Donald Trump.
As we here at LIV celebrated Independence Day, we were looking at how the war in Ukraine impacts our mission at LIV, to protect natural resources and to foster competitive elections. We got the idea for this article from reading former Congressman, Ron Paul’s, recent article, “We need a Peace President,” referencing JFK and the Cuban missile crisis, connecting war and environmental destruction today with this statement:
“The Biden Administration announced last week that it would send depleted uranium ammunition to Ukraine, which poisons the earth for millennia to come.”
We are concerned that we are not hearing well-informed opposition voices to US involvement in Ukraine. We urge you to read Mearsheimer’s full paper linked below and work with LIV to find cross-partisan solutions.
https://mearsheimer.substack.com/p/the-darkness-ahead-where-the-ukraine
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