Politics, policies & power: John Mearsheimer’s blunt analysis | Centre Stage

In this episode of Centre Stage, our guest is John Mearsheimer, a political scientist and influential scholar in international relations who’s best known for his theory of offensive realism. Mearsheimer talks to Al Jazeera’s Rawaa Auge about the wars in Gaza, Ukraine and Lebanon and how global and regional powers support and arm the belligerent parties. Mearsheimer also weighs in on the 2024 US presidential election, and the minefield that is US foreign policy. Rawaa Auge is a presenter at Al Jazeera Digital. This episode is produced in partnership with the Islam and Muslims Initiative and The Middle East Council on Global Affairs. The Islam and Muslims Initiative is an international platform that connects Muslims and non-Muslims in the realms of religion, politics, business, media, academia and civil society. The Middle East Council on Global Affairs (ME Council) is an independent, non-profit policy research institution. It conducts policy-relevant research, convenes meetings and dialogues, and engages policy actors on geopolitical and socioeconomic issues specific to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This episode is produced in partnership with the Islam and Muslims Initiative and The Middle East Council on Global Affairs. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #USElection2024 #KamalaHarris #DonaldTrump #US #UnitedStates #Trump2024 #USPresidentialElection2024 #Harris2024 #USPolitics #TrumpVsHarris #Kamala2024 #USElection2024 #USAidToIsrael #WarOnGaza #GazaWar #Israel #IsraelHamasWar #IsraelGazaWar #RussiaUkraineWar #IsraelHezbollahWar #USForeignPolicy #CentreStage #AlJazeera