Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar

5/28/26: John Mearsheimer Cooks Neocons On Iran, Russia Ukraine War Escalates, Pope Leo Warns About AI

May 28, 2026·38 min·6-min readconversationalpolitics
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Independent media hosts Krystal and Saagar welcome University of Chicago professor John Mearsheimer and AI expert Brendan Steinhauser to discuss the disastrous U.S. war with Iran, the escalating Ukraine conflict, and the Pope’s new encyclical on artificial intelligence. Mearsheimer argues t

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John Mearsheimer

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John MearsheimerKrystalSaagarBrendan SteinhauserPopeMike PompeoVictoria Nuland

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Encyclical on AIby Pope Leo XIV

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Artificial IntelligenceEthicsForeign PolicyGeopoliticsLong Form JournalismPolitical NewsUs Politics

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