Professor Mearsheimer

Extracted Attributes

• Born

  1947-12-14

• Award

  Honorary Doctorates from universities in China

• Full Name

  John Joseph Mearsheimer

• Alma Mater

  United States Military Academy (West Point), University of Southern California, Cornell University

• Birthplace

  New York, New York, U.S.

• Key Theory

  Offensive Realism (Neorealist/Structural Realist)

• Occupation

  Political Scientist, International Relations Scholar

• Nationality

  American

• Current Position

  R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science

Timeline

• Born in New York, New York, U.S. (Source: Wikipedia, Web Search)

  1947-12-14

• Graduated from the United States Military Academy (West Point). (Source: Web Search)

  1970

• Began five years of service as an officer in the U.S. Air Force. (Source: Web Search)

  1970

• Received a Master's degree in international relations from the University of Southern California. (Source: Web Search)

  1974

• Started graduate school in political science at Cornell University. (Source: Web Search)

  1975

• Received the Clark Award for Distinguished Teaching at Cornell University. (Source: Web Search)

  1977

• Received a Master's degree in government from Cornell University. (Source: Web Search)

  1978

• Served as a research fellow at the Brookings Institution. (Source: Web Search)

  1979-1980

• Received his PhD in political science from Cornell University. (Source: Web Search)

  1980

• Served as a post-doctoral research associate at Harvard University. (Source: Web Search)

  1980-1982

• Joined the Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago as an assistant professor. (Source: Web Search)

  1982

• Published his book 'Conventional Deterrence', which won the Edgar S. Furniss, Jr., Book Award. (Source: Web Search)

  1983

• Became an associate professor at the University of Chicago. (Source: Web Search)

  1984

• Won the Quantrell Award for Distinguished Teaching at the University of Chicago. (Source: Web Search)

  1985

• Became a full professor at the University of Chicago. (Source: Web Search)

  1987

• Published his book 'Liddell Hart and the Weight of History'. (Source: Web Search)

  1988

• Served as chairman of the Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago. (Source: Web Search)

  1989-1992

• Selected as a Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar. (Source: Web Search)

  1993-1994

• Appointed the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago. (Source: Web Search)

  1996

• Published his book 'The Tragedy of Great Power Politics', which won the Joseph Lepgold Book Prize. (Source: Wikipedia, Web Search)

  2001

• Co-authored 'The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy' with Stephen M. Walt. (Source: Wikipedia, Web Search)

  2007

• Published his book 'The Great Delusion: Liberal Dreams and International Realities'. (Source: Wikipedia, Web Search)

  2018

John Mearsheimer

John Joseph Mearsheimer (; born December 14, 1947) is an American political scientist and international relations scholar. He is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago. Mearsheimer is best known for developing the neorealist (or structural realist) theory of offensive realism, which describes the interaction between great powers as being primarily driven by the rational desire to achieve regional hegemony in an anarchic international system. In accordance with his theory, in the 2001 book The Tragedy of Great Power Politics, Mearsheimer says that China's growing power will likely bring it into conflict with the United States. In his 2007 book The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy, Mearsheimer argues that the Israel lobby wields disproportionate influence over U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. His more recent work focuses on criticism of the "liberal international order" (laid down in his 2018 book The Great Delusion: Liberal Dreams and International Realities) and why he believes the West is to blame for the Russo-Ukrainian War.

Web Search Results

• John Mearsheimer | Department of Political Science

  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. He graduated from West Point in 1970 and then served five years as an officer in the U.S. Air Force. He then started graduate school in political science at Cornell University in 1975. He received his PhD in 1980. He spent the 1979-1980 academic year as a research fellow at the Brookings Institution, and was a post-doctoral fellow at [...] Finally, Professor Mearsheimer holds a number of awards and honors. He received the Clark Award for Distinguished Teaching when he was a graduate student at Cornell in 1977, and he won the Quantrell Award for Distinguished Teaching at the University of Chicago in 1985. He was selected as a Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar for the 1993-1994 academic year. In that capacity, he gave a series of talks at eight colleges and universities. He received honorary doctorates from universities in China, [...] Professor Mearsheimer has written extensively about security issues and international politics more generally. He has published six books: Conventional Deterrence (1983), which won the Edgar S. Furniss, Jr., Book Award; Liddell Hart and the Weight of History (1988); The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (2001, 2014), which won the Joseph Lepgold Book Prize and has been translated into nine different languages; The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy (with Stephen M. Walt, 2007), which made the

• Publications | Mearsheimer AI

  Renowned political scientist Professor John Mearsheimer discusses the transition from a unipolar world dominated by the US to a multipolar world with major powers including the US, China, and Russia. He argues that the US's efforts to prevent other countries from becoming regional hegemons are now focused on containing China's rise. Mearsheimer refutes the notion that Russia seeks regional dominance, arguing that its actions in Ukraine are a response to NATO expansion. He predicts continued [...] In the interview "Prof. John Mearsheimer: Russia, China, and Gaza," political scientist Professor John Mearsheimer critiques the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza. He asserts that Ukraine is losing against Russia and dismisses President Biden's warnings of a broader Russian invasion as unfounded. On Gaza, he condemns Israeli actions as a "massacre" and criticizes the Biden administration for not using its significant leverage over Israel to stop the violence. Mearsheimer also warns about [...] In his lecture "Why is Ukraine the West's Fault? Featuring John Mearsheimer," Professor John J. Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago argues that the West, particularly the United States, is primarily responsible for the Ukraine crisis. He contends that the West’s strategy to integrate Ukraine into its sphere through NATO and EU expansion, as well as promoting democracy, has threatened Russia, driving it to annex Crimea and support conflict in eastern Ukraine. Mearsheimer criticizes the view

• John Mearsheimer - Wikipedia

  Since 1982, Mearsheimer has been a member of the faculty "Faculty (division)") of the Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago. He started as an assistant professor in 1982, became an associate professor in 1984 and finally a full professor in 1987 and was appointed the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor in 1996. From 1989 to 1992, he served as chairman of the department. He also holds a position as a faculty member in the Committee on International [...] an American political scientist who has made distinguished scholarly contributions. The Award Committee noted that Mearsheimer is "one of the most cited International Relations scholars in the discipline, but his works are read well beyond the academy as well." Mearsheimer has been listed as a noteworthy political scientist by Marquis Who's Who and Encyclopædia Britannica describes him as a "a prominent American scholar of international relations best known for his theory of offensive realism". [...] Mearsheimer is the leading proponent of the neorealist "Neorealism (international relations)") theory of offensive realism. The structural theory, unlike the classical realism "Classical realism (international relations)") of Hans Morgenthau, places the principal emphasis on security competition among great powers within the anarchy of the international system, not on the human nature of statesmen and diplomats. In contrast to another structural realist theory, the defensive realism of Kenneth

• John J. Mearsheimer | Biography, Books, & Facts - Britannica

  See all related content John J. Mearsheimer (born December 14, 1947, New York, New York, U.S.) is a prominent American scholar of international relations best known for his theory of offensive realism. [...] research fellow at the Brookings Institution (1979–80) and a research associate at Harvard University (1980–82). In 1982 he became a professor of political science at the University of Chicago, where he was appointed the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science in 1996. [...] After graduating from the United States Military Academy (West Point) in 1970, Mearsheimer served for five years as an officer in the air force, rising to the rank of captain. Unsatisfied with military life, he decided to pursue graduate studies rather than become a career officer. He received a master’s degree (1974) in international relations from the University of Southern California, as well as a master’s degree (1978) and a Ph.D. (1981) in government from Cornell University. He was later a

• John Mearsheimer on International Relations, Great Power Politics ...

  In The Great Delusion: Liberal Dreams and International Realities, political scientist John Mearsheimer argues that the disappearance of the constraints imposed by Cold War bipolarity vouchsafed the United States the luxury of trying to reshape the world to conform to America’s domestic political creed of liberalism. Mearsheimer, a professor of political science at the University of Chicago, has written extensively on international relations from a realist perspective, including The Tragedy of