Many people have been enquiring about a lecture Pat mentioned the other day given by John J. Mearsheimer, professor in political science at the University of Chicago. Throughout the lecture, which he presented back in 2015, Professor Mearsheimer assessed the causes of the then Ukrainian crisis. His views did not sit well with many in Washington and the EU. His opinions remain the same today as another Ukrainian crisis unfolds.

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