23 Nov 2025 #Israel #Washington #JohnMearsheimer

Israel’s Threat Washington’s Panic and the Collapse of Control with Prof John Mearsheimer is a powerful analysis of how nuclear power is used as a tool of coercion in international politics. This video explores how Israel uses nuclear opacity to pressure Washington pushing the United States into a reactive position and losing control within an alliance it originally built.

Professor John Mearsheimer a leading realist theorist explains how nuclear leverage is not only a deterrent but a strategic political weapon capable of forcing great powers into concession. This crisis exposes the limits of American power when a smaller ally can manipulate and compel Washington to act against its own strategic interests.

The video covers key concepts such as nuclear coercion alliance asymmetry existential threat strategic autonomy and the collapse of the illusion of American hegemony.

If you are interested in geopolitics US Israel relations nuclear strategy international relations theory and the return of political realism in the twenty first century this video is a must watch.