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Foreign Policy | The impending Russian invasion of Ukraine offers an unexpected opportunity for the United States to deal decisively with Russia in a way that also advances U.S. strategic objectives in Asia........
Sky News | Russia-Ukraine tensions have "the potential to escalate into a global security crisis... of the kind we haven't seen in many decades", says Dr. Wess Mitchell, former Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs........
Foreign Policy Research Institute | How will the European Union keep up in a world of great power rivalry? In this episode of Global Demons, Robert Kaplan is joined by Wess Mitchell to discuss Europe’s past, present, and future.......
The Reagan Institute | Roger Zakheim and Wess Mitchell discuss the recent Russian military buildup along Ukraine's border and the Biden Administration's response......
The Wall Street Journal | When the young empress came suddenly to power, European rivals prepared for her quick defeat. They were mistaken......
Foreign Policy | U.S. President Joe Biden’s climate diplomacy with China is rooted in the fantasy that Washington can turn Beijing into a constructive global partner simply by treating it like one.....
The Economist | But such bilateral deals are bad news for nato, says Wess Mitchell, an American former state department official who co-chaired a reflection group for the alliance last year......
Bloomberg Quint | “For all of Biden’s rhetoric about not being Trump, once he gets into office the reality is we have to make decisions that our allies may not like, and that doesn’t go away just because he shows up and proclaims this nirvana moment,”......
The National Interest | The greatest risk facing the twenty-first-century United States, short of an outright nuclear attack, is a two-front war involving its strongest military rivals, .....
Foreign Policy | In reality, U.S. ties with many European allies don’t need resuscitation. In fact, many of these relationships significantly improved under Trump following years of neglect under the Obama administration.....