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John J. Mearsheimer
R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science![John J. Mearsheimer](/sites/default/files/styles/person_detail_image/public/Directory%20Images/mearsheimer_john.jpg?itok=G1aZes1T)
Area of Study
Department of Political Science
John J. Mearsheimer
R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political ScienceProfessor Mearsheimer is an international relations theorist. He writes, "More specifically, I am a realist, which means that I believe that the great powers dominate the international system and they constantly engage in security competition with each other, which sometimes leads to war."
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