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John Mearsheimer discusses geopolitics in SCMP interview

Political scientist John Mearsheimer discussed international relations and geopolitical strategy in an exclusive interview with the South China Morning Post. The conversation, held in Hong Kong on June 17, was transcribed and edited by the SCMP Plus team. An AI-powered service from Alibaba, Tongyi Tingwu, was used to generate the initial transcript. AI

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John Mearsheimer discusses geopolitics in SCMP interview

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · SCMP Plus ·

    Transcript of SCMP Plus’ chat with political scientist John Mearsheimer

    Following is an edited transcript of a conversation between John Mearsheimer, R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, and South China Morning Post Executive Editor Zuraidah Ibrahim at the SCMP Plus exclusive: meet Joh…