John Mearsheimer is probably more widely known for his co-authorship of the book "The Israel Lobby" - and the controversy it engendered.
Mearsheimer has taught at the University of Chicago since 1982 and during a recent visit to Australia gave an address onthe question of China's power and the challenge that poses to the USA.
The Australia's ABC's Big Ideas has Mearsheimer's talk available to view and listen to - here.
"For better or worse, the United States has long played the role of world cop. Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright calls it the "indispensable nation". But, according to Chicago University politics professor John Mearsheimer, the America's pacifying role in the Asia-Pacific region may be about to come to an end.
Mearsheimer vehemently argues that "China cannot rise peacefully" and equates China with other behemoth nation-states of the past such as Germany and Russia. He claims that China's rising economic status will be accompanied by an inevitable armament against the offensive capabilities of the US. He also ruminates on what consequences this will have for Australia as China seeks strategic power and control of key seaways in the region."
Mearsheimer has taught at the University of Chicago since 1982 and during a recent visit to Australia gave an address onthe question of China's power and the challenge that poses to the USA.
The Australia's ABC's Big Ideas has Mearsheimer's talk available to view and listen to - here.
"For better or worse, the United States has long played the role of world cop. Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright calls it the "indispensable nation". But, according to Chicago University politics professor John Mearsheimer, the America's pacifying role in the Asia-Pacific region may be about to come to an end.
Mearsheimer vehemently argues that "China cannot rise peacefully" and equates China with other behemoth nation-states of the past such as Germany and Russia. He claims that China's rising economic status will be accompanied by an inevitable armament against the offensive capabilities of the US. He also ruminates on what consequences this will have for Australia as China seeks strategic power and control of key seaways in the region."
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