СОВРЕМЕННЫЕ ПРОБЛЕМЫ МЕЖДУНАРОДНОЙ БЕЗОПАСНОСТИ: ВЗГЛЯД СКВОЗЬ ПРИЗМУ СТРУКТУРНОЙ ТЕОРИИ НАСТУПАТЕЛЬНОГО РЕАЛИЗМА Дж. МИРШАЙМЕРА

University of Chicago, a representative of neo-realism in international relations. The researcher presented his views in the books The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (2001) and The Great Delusion: Liberal Dreams and International Realities (2018). The offensive realism of J.Mearsheimer expands the scope of neorealist theory, theoretically substantiates the behavior of revisionist states, which include the modern Russian Federation. The offensive realism of J.Mearsheimer models a pessimistic picture of international politics. According to J.Mearsheimer, the conflict between the great powers is eternal. That is why, within the framework of the theory of offensive realism, the main subject of the researcher's scientific interest is the actions of great states that shape international politics. A characteristic feature of the picture of international politics modeled by J.Mearsheimer is the competition of interstate security, which can lead to conflict and war. The recently published article “The West bears the main responsibility for the Ukrainian crisis” reveals the researcher's view of modernity. He believes that the reckless expansion of NATO provoked Russia. Actually, the researcher considers the war unleashed by Russia through the prism of the military-political experience of the recent past, considering it one of the most dangerous international conflicts since the Caribbean crisis of 1962. Understanding the origins and root causes of the modern Russian-Ukrainian war is extremely important in the context of the need to prevent the deterioration of the situation and find a way to overcome the armed confrontation. For Ukraine, in our opinion, J.Mearheimer's statement that the level of security of a state depends on how it is able to convince potential opponents of its strength is important.