https://youtu.be/r4wLXNydzeY?si=ivj0kUuR7b3ISOyV&t=89John Mearsheimer is an international relations scholar at the University of Chicago. He is one of the world's most influential and controversial thinkers on the topics of war and power. Lex FridmanOUTLINE: 1:29 - Power 24:43 - Hitler 42:09...
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