John Mearsheimer: U.S. Expands Iran War & Divorces Europe

Glenn Diesen - Greater Eurasia Podcast · Apr 22, 2026 · 1h 4m

Prof. John Mearsheimer argues that the failure to make peace with Iran can dramatically widen the war in the Middle East, while the rift with Europe and other allies widen. John J. Mearsheimer is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, where he has taught since 1982. Elbridge Colby speech: https://www.war.gov/News/Speeches/Speech/Article/4461862/remarks-by-under-secretary-of-war-for-policy-elbridge-colby-at-the-ukraine-defe/Follow Prof. Glenn Diesen: Substack: https://glenndiesen.substack.com/ X/Twitter…