More quotes by John Mearsheimer
The most dangerous states in the international system are continental powers with large armies.
In an ideal world, where there are only good states, power would be largely irrelevant.
Simply put, the most powerful state is the one that prevails in a dispute.
States have two kinds of power: latent power and military power.
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