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John J. Mearsheimer on the Causes and Consequences of the Ukraine War

by Eric Garris Posted on  June 20, 2022  4 comments

Professor John J. Mearsheimer discusses the current Russian invasion on Ukraine whilst exploring the potential causes and consequences of the crisis.

In this lecture, Prof. Mearsheimer focused on both the origins of the war in Ukraine and some of its most important consequences. He argues that the crisis is largely the result of the West’s efforts to turn Ukraine into a Western bulwark on Russia’s border. Russian leaders viewed that outcome as an existential threat that had to be thwarted. While Vladimir Putin is certainly responsible for invading Ukraine and for Russia’s conduct in the war, Prof. Mearsheimer states that he does not believe he is an expansionist bent on creating a greater Russia. Regarding the war’s consequences, the greatest danger is that the war will go on for months if not years, and that either NATO will get directly involved in the fighting or nuclear weapons will be used — or both. Furthermore, enormous damage has already been inflicted on Ukraine. A prolonged war is likely to wreak even more devastation on Ukraine.

Prof. John J. Mearsheimer is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor in the Political Science Department at the University of Chicago.

A Peace Settlement in Ukraine

If the war is to ever end, it will have to do so through some form of pragmatic AMY GOODMAN: We want to thank you, Anatol Lieven, for joining us, senior fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. We’ll link to your piece in The Nation headlined “A Peace Settlement in Ukraine.”

https://www.democracynow.org/2022/6/30/biden_nato_names_china_security_threat

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The current growths in Ukraine.

LVIV, Ukraine– As France and also Germany unsuccessfully pushed Moscow to consent to a cease-fire, Russian pressures escalated their project of destruction focused on cities as well as communities throughout Ukraine on Saturday, consisting of in the resources, Kyiv. In Kyiv, weapons fights in the suburban areas stayed extreme, though the Russian development towards the funding appeared to be on…

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