Professor John Mearsheimer talks about the fallout from UN Security Council Resolution 2803. He described the resolution as a disgrace that denied Palestinians any real path to self-determination.
Moreover, he said the measure placed Gaza under the control of the US and Israel, while excluding Palestinians from shaping their own future. He noted that the resolution demanded the disarmament of Hamas even though international law affirmed the right to resist an illegal occupation.
Prof Mearsheimer explained why major powers such as China and Russia chose not to veto the resolution and pointed to the leverage Washington used to pressure states across the Global South. In addition, he warned that the US no longer treated international law with any seriousness, which raised wider concerns about the future of the UN system.
The discussion also covered the shifting public view of Israel in the US. Prof Mearsheimer said support for Israel among the public had dropped sharply because people saw clear evidence of the genocide in Gaza. He stressed that this shift had not yet reached the policy level, where the Israel lobby continued to shape decisions. He described how wealthy donors and political pressure worked together to shut down campus protests and silence dissent.
Prof Mearsheimer also spoke about global power shifts and argued that the world had moved into a multipolar era, with the US, China, and Russia as the main poles. He outlined why Washington still viewed Europe, East Asia and the Gulf as central to its strategy, and he examined how the Gaza crisis fit within these broader geopolitical tensions.
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