# John Mearsheimer: The End of Russian Restraint & New U.S. Grand Strategy

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Podcast: [Glenn Diesen - Greater Eurasia Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/glenn-diesen-greater-eurasia-podcast-7435756)
Published: 2026-07-03T12:39:12+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/glenn-diesens-greater-eur/episodes/John-Mearsheimer-The-End-of-Russian-Restraint--New-U-S--Grand-Strategy-e3lk16i
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## Resource

Prof. John Mearsheimer discusses how Russia and NATO continue to go up the escalation ladder; the deceptions about how the war is sold to the public; and how the U.S. must establish a new grand strategy to organise it foreign policy to new realities. Prof. Mearsheimer is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor in the Political Science Department at the University of ChicagoFollow Prof. Glenn Diesen: Substack: https://glenndiesen.substack.com/ X/Twitter: https://x.com/Glenn_DiesenPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/glenndiesen Support the research by Prof. Glenn Diesen: PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/glenndiesenBuy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/gdiesengGo Fund Me: https://gofund.me/09ea012fBooks by Prof. Glenn Diesen: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B09FPQ4MDL

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