Why is Ukraine the West's Fault? Featuring John Mearsheimer
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Published 2015-09-25
John J. Mearsheimer, the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor in Political Science and Co-director of the Program on International Security Policy at the University of Chicago, assesses the causes of the present Ukraine crisis, the best way to end it, and its consequences for all of the main actors. A key assumption is that in order to come up with the optimum plan for ending the crisis, it is essential to know what caused the crisis. Regarding the all-important question of causes, the key issue is whether Russia or the West bears primary responsibility.
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All Comments (21)
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Amazing explanation........simple and clear.
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Just think if Russia weapons were in Mexico or Canada would we be ok with that ???????
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Truly American approach. Talking about "making" other countries into something without considering their interests and opinions.
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8 years later and still informative
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Bruh. When these people talk about “strategic interests,” they do not even discuss that the territories and resources in question belong to other states. It’s as if the whole world, except America, is an empty place where you can do whatever you want. And then they trying teach us democracy. Absurdity.
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It is very interesting to watch in 2022, knowing how events played out.
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I am Ukrainian myself and it is truly sad of how my country struggles to clean itself up. Just leave it alone. we need time to build up.
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I literally thought this video was made less than 2 years ago, it’s crazy watching this after February 2022.
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Listening to this prof now after 8 years makes a lot of sense and how correct his study was back then about the implication of war with Russia for Ukraine. Respect to this professor.
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As many below have said: You have to keep reminding yourself that this lecture happened over six years ago.
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And here we are in 2022...
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Someone already said this before, but this is truly an American point of view. Talking about forcing a country to adopt a way of life it willingly pushes away, all without even considering what the people of that country want.
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Incredible lecture! He hit the nail.
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It's never about democracy, it's all about resources.
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I would never have watched this video when it first came out, but now that events are getting serious, I am so thankful I found this because now it makes sense why things are happening the way they are, and where we are headed, and it scares me because I feel there's nothing I personally can do about it.
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Mr. John Mearsheimer is propably the voice of reason in our rather irrational times. Great video!
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America please give the world a break
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I so wish this man had more influence on the American government. This was very worth watching. He is an exceptionally talented lecturer.
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I wasn't watching but listened with my headphones while working around the house. When I saw it was the article was published in 2015 I couldn't believe it. I had the feeling it was posted if not yesterday, then not more a month ago. This man is a genius! Period.
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That's a relevant topic even nowadays. People blatantly shouting Russia to back off don't understand true depth of the crisis. It was a combination of many negative factors and it has to be solved through complex coordination that we can't reach right now. I wish it ended as soon as possible.
