Wess Mitchell Archives

June 3, 2026

Wess Mitchell Interviewed on The Evangelization & Culture Podcast Podcast

Word on Fire Institute | Wess Mitchell discusses his book Great Power Diplomacy and how diplomacy has allowed unlikely nations to grow empires, prevent wars, forge friendships, and make peace.........
May 22, 2026

Wess Mitchell Interviewed by Mackinder Forum

Mackinder Forum | Wess Mitchell discusses Great Power Diplomacy and how great powers in history have utilized diplomacy as an instrument of grand strategy..........
May 22, 2026

Wess Mitchell Interviewed on The American Compass Podcast

Commonplace | Wess Mitchell discusses the renewed intensity of U.S. foreign policy debates, the Iran war, economic and military power, and the future of American power abroad.........
May 22, 2026

Wess Mitchell Interviewed on Waitt, What? Podcast

Waitt, What? Podcast | Wess Mitchell discusses the return of great power competition and why the world may be reverting back to something far more familiar: geopolitical rivalry between major powers..........
May 21, 2026

Review of A Strategy of Consolidation

Net Assessment Podcast | This episode debates Wess Mitchell's proposed U.S. strategy of consolidation, as outlined in Foreign Affairs, and discusses whether it would realign America's objectives and resources.........
May 21, 2026

Wess Mitchell Interviewed on the Foreign Affairs Interview Podcast

Foreign Affairs | Wess Mitchell discusses the strategy driving Trump’s second-term foreign policy and where that strategy should go from here.........
April 27, 2026

Wess Mitchell Interviewed on Reaganism Podcast

Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute | On this episode of Reaganism, Wess Mitchell discusses his new book "Great Power Diplomacy," which explores the role of diplomacy in strategic statecraft throughout history...........
April 21, 2026

A Grand Strategy of Consolidation

Foreign Affairs | If it focuses on consolidation, the United States has a historic chance to regain its bearings as a great power and prevail in a sustained competition with China, the most powerful adversary in U.S. history.
April 1, 2026

Wess Mitchell Interviewed in National Institute for Public Policy’s Journal of Policy & Strategy

Journal of Policy & Strategy | Wess Mitchell discusses key insights from his book Great Power Diplomacy: The Skill of Statecraft from Attila the Hun to Kissinger..........
February 27, 2026

Recovering the Lost Art of Diplomacy

Imprimis | Diplomacy is an instrument of strategy that great powers use to survive and gain an advantage in competition with other powerful states...........