Transcript of SCMP Plus’ chat with political scientist John Mearsheimer

Following is an edited transcript of a conversation between John Mearsheimer, R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, and South China Morning Post Executive Editor Zuraidah Ibrahim at the SCMP Plus exclusive: meet John Mearsheimer in person event on June 17 in Hong Kong. It was generated using Tongyi Tingwu, an AI-powered audio and video transcription service developed by Alibaba, and tweaked for accuracy by an SC