# Explorations on War - Episode 2, with Prof John Mearsheimer

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Podcast: [On Geopolitics](https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-geopolitics-3626222)
Published: 2025-10-13T08:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.cfg.cam.ac.uk/
Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/02a05a5d-3248-4592-b8cd-d2c6e09e7b49.mp3
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Duration seconds: 2558

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Joined by John Mearsheimer, R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, we explore the strategic dynamics of security competition between states and how they seek to mitigate the distinct threat that war poses to their survival.

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