Realism and International Law | Robert Wright & John Mearsheimer | The Wright Show

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0:00 Intro
2:06 What is "realism" in international relations?
14:59 How John predicted the disastrous outcome of the Iraq invasion
20:31 How to convince neocons to respect international law
27:24 John: Sometimes nations just have to break the law
34:55 Bob: The US should establish a norm of strict compliance with international law
45:54 John's Hobbesian view of international relations
56:10 Is China an existential threat to the US?
1:04:50 International law's evolutionary trajectory

Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and John Mearsheimer (University of Chicago, The Great Delusion). Recorded August 26, 2021.

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