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The Mearsheimer video is Russian apologism disguised as realpolitik. It has nothing to do with reality. One needs only read the ravings of Putin on the essential unity of Ukraine and Russia (the manic delusions of a spurned ex) to understand how dated Mearsheimer is.

> A couple of inconsequential states wanting in while the major players wanting to chart their own course in defence is telling you the direction it is headed in.

You'll need to point out specifically which major players are running away from NATO because NATO has never been stronger than now at the height of Russian predation. See Germany's revised defense budget or the increases of defense budgets across the board of all other NATO members in response to Putin's war.