John Mearsheimer: Israel-Palestine, Russia-Ukraine, China, NATO, and WW3 | Lex Fridman Podcast #401
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Mearsheimer sets out two premises of his account of state behavior: no higher guarantor and uncertainty about another state’s intentions. A particular example can be checked against each premise before accepting the prediction he draws.
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In the international system, there's no higher authority.where I can't know your intentions.