John Mearsheimer

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia John J Mearsheimer PhD born December 1947 is an American professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago He is an international relations theorist Known for his book on offensive realism The Tragedy of Great Power Politics more recently Mearsheimer has attracted attention for coauthoring and publishing the article The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy which was subsequently published as a book becoming a New York Times Best Seller His most recent book entitled Why Leaders Lie The Truth About Lying in International Politics catalogs the kinds of lies nations tell each other According to an interview with Mearsheimer in the Boston Globe the lesson of the book is Lie selectively lie well and ultimately be good at what you do Description above from the Wikipedia article John Mearsheimer licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia