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When World War II started on September 1, 1939, the German army contained 3.74 million soldiers and 103 divisions.
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The optimists' claim that security competition and war among the great powers has been burned out of the system is wrong. In fact all of the major states around the globe still care deeply about the balance of power among themselves for the foreseeable future.
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The most dangerous states in the international system are continental powers with large armies.
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The cycle of violence will continue far into the new millennium. Hopes for peace will probably not be realized, because the great that shape the international system fear each other and compete for power as a result. Indeed, their ultimate aim is to gain a position of dominant power over others, because having dominant power is the best means to ensure one's own survival.
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Born:
December 14, 1947
(age 76)
Bio:
John J. Mearsheimer is an American political scientist.
Known for:
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy (2007)
The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (2001)
Why Leaders Lie (2011)
Conventional Deterrence (1983)
Liddell Hart and the weight of history (1988)
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