John Mearsheimer - Offensive Realism

We Can't Help Saudi Arabia | Ask the Professor

YouTube channel member ⁠@sambaker7691 ⁠ asks: how do you explain the shortcomings in U.S. efforts to give Saudi Arabia the air defenses it needs against Houthi missile an

Why Hamas Really Attacked Israel on Oct. 7 | Episode 12

October 7, 2026, marked the third anniversary of Hamas’s deadly attack on Israel. Considerable attention was devoted to commemorating that event in Israel and throughout

We’ll Never Beat the Houthis

DESCRIPTION YouTube Channel member @edhodapp6465 asks: should we go to war against the Houthis, and is damaging Iran's proxies a worthwhile strategy? My answer is no

The Korean War: America vs China | Ask The Professor

YouTube Channel member ⁠@spacecometrue ⁠ asked me to share my analysis of the causes and course of the Korean War. North Korea invaded the South on June 25, 1950, and nea

Trump Can’t Bluff Iran into Surrender | Episode 11

DESCRIPTION It seems clear that the Trump administration and its allies are working overtime to create the false impression that the United States is well on its way to

Forget Vietnam, You Get Iran And Iraq | Ask The Professor

I'll explain how the Vietnam War shaped my thinking about international relations, and the lessons it holds for today.

Will China Attack Taiwan? | Ask The Professor

I'll explain why I believe a Chinese invasion of Taiwan in the next decade is unlikely, and the one scenario that could change that.

The Inescapable US-China Rivalry | Episode 10

President Trump and President Xi Jinping just concluded a three-day summit in Washington, DC, that was noteworthy for its lofty rhetoric and almost complete lack of progr

Is Ukraine Committing National Suicide? | Episode 9

Iuliia Mendel, who served as President Zelensky’s press secretary from 2019 to 2021, published an article in The Spectator on September 15, 2026, titled “Zelensky’s Strat

The Russia I Saw | Episode 8

I recently spent 8 days in Russia – September 5-12, 2026 – mainly in Moscow and St. Petersburg. I gave a series of talks and interviews and spoke with numerous people in

A Must Read Book on the Israel Lobby | Episode 7

Eli Clifton and Ian Lustick have just published a terrific new book called Israel’s Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power. It appears twenty years after Steve Wal

Why Ukraine Is Doomed | Episode 6

In recent months, Western news coverage of the Ukraine war tells us that Russia is suffering huge casualties on the battlefield while making hardly any progress capturing

The False Promise of Tactical Nuclear Weapons | Episode 5

There is considerable evidence that the US is interested in “expanding its options” for using its nuclear arsenal. In particular, it appears that the Pentagon would like

The MOU Is Dead! Can a Blockade Save Us? | Episode 4

The June 17, 2026, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) expired today – August 17, 2026. The US has not achieved any of its initial objectives. It is now mainly concerned wi

Iran Has Trump Over A Barrel | Episode 3

The aim of this video is to compare the terms of the new deal to end the Iran war, which key Iranian spokesmen have just described, with those of the June 17, 2026, Memor

Trump Must Admit Defeat In Iran | Episode 2

In today’s video I’ll explain why I believe a US victory is not possible and why the longer Trump waits to cut a deal with Iran, the worse the outcome for the US.  I’ll

Origins of the War In Ukraine | Episode 1

In today’s episode I’ll explain why I believe a US victory is not possible and why the longer Trump waits to cut a deal with Iran, the worse the outcome for the US.  I’l