Thanks for sharing that interesting video by one of my favorite academics.
I listened to the first 15 minutes or so and will get through the rest the next time I'm in the gym. The part I listened to was good; I expect that the rest is extremely compelling but one-sided, and reflects his complete anti-Israel bias. Having a bias doesn't mean that someone is wrong, it just means that we need to consider that in interpreting their perspectives.
I actually met Dr. Mearsheimer very briefly during one of his visits to West Point a few years ago. I admire his advocacy of the one true International Relations theory--realism--and in particular his book
The Tragedy of Great Power Politics. I think his analysis in that book is spot on and offers a great framing to help understand why states do what they do. But:
--his anti-Israel bent goes way back. While his book (co-authored with another prominent IR realist named Stephen Walt)
The Israel Lobby has some interesting points but IMO attributes to Israel a whole lot of things that should instead be considered more broadly and in context.
--this is the same guy who said
Iran should get nukes, because it... will make them more responsible? ...bring regional stability? Something. North Korea getting nuclear weapons did not make them more responsible, or bring stability to the Korean Peninsula. Pakistan and India getting nukes didn't make them any more collegial. It was a stupid statement, perhaps colored by his deep dislike of Israel, because guess where Iran will use nukes if they get them?
