#401 – John Mearsheimer: Israel-Palestine, Russia-Ukraine, China, NATO, and WW3
Lex Fridman Podcast
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The Different Camps of Realists: Structural and Human Naturalists
The debate between realists is divided into structural realists and human nature realists. Hans Morgenthau, a human nature realist, believes in the will to power. On the other hand, the speaker identifies as a structural realist, attributing competition and war to the structure of the system rather than individual nature. Within structural realism, there is a distinction between offensive and defensive realists. Defensive realists focus on maintaining power, while offensive realists believe states actively seek opportunities to gain more power.
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