Yeah he’s not a leftist. He’s a realist, and so a lot of his analysis is more in tune with material analysis than others, and he’s not a dummy, so even if his “I want America to win” positions are at odds with leftisms goals his analysis of situations is often interesting and useful.
Anyway, as far as old guy academic intellectuals go, I find him fairly interesting and useful to watch.
Mersheimer’s not a leftist, is he? He’s a good analyst but I always thought he was an institutional intellectual
Yeah he’s not a leftist. He’s a realist, and so a lot of his analysis is more in tune with material analysis than others, and he’s not a dummy, so even if his “I want America to win” positions are at odds with leftisms goals his analysis of situations is often interesting and useful.
Anyway, as far as old guy academic intellectuals go, I find him fairly interesting and useful to watch.