Offensive realism predicts that the United States will send its army across the Atlantic when there is a potential hegemon in Europe that the local great powers cannot contain by themselves.
John MearsheimerIn the anarchic world of international politics, it is better to be Godzilla than Bambi.
John MearsheimerIn an ideal world, where there are only good states, power would be largely irrelevant.
John Mearsheimer