Issues week 4 by Smith, Keith https://padlet.com/keithsmith/r4kx5ex6zk1sbs2n This is an anonymous community space for Issues students to ask questions about the weekly lecture and readings. Students can also share any material they find interesting and relevant. en-us 2025-01-23 21:15:19 UTC 2026-02-10 15:11:33 UTC hello@padlet.com Mearsheimer seems to disregard the stark geographic differences between the US and China. Namely that China is in a neighbourhood full of formidable smaller powers, in a way that the US was not during its pursuit of regional hegemony. Thus I struggle to see how he can assertively claim that the Chinese will imitate the US's push for absolute regional hegemony, when there are fundamental structural barriers preventing this from happening. https://padlet.com/keithsmith/r4kx5ex6zk1sbs2n/wish/3783637119 2026-02-09 17:02:08 UTC https://padlet.com/keithsmith/r4kx5ex6zk1sbs2n/wish/3783637119