Wess Mitchell Archives

February 26, 2022

Wess Mitchell Interviewed on Sveriges Radio

Sveriges Radio | The defense alliance has been tested, but after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, NATO countries have stood shoulder to shoulder. Wess Mitchell joins Sweden's national public radio........
February 23, 2022

For America, Putin’s Invasion Is a Strategic Opportunity

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........
February 17, 2022

Wess Mitchell Interviewed on Sky News

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........
February 15, 2022

Wess Mitchell Interviewed on Global Demons (FPRI)

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.......
January 31, 2022

Wess Mitchell Interviewed by The Reagan Institute

The Reagan Institute | Roger Zakheim and Wess Mitchell discuss the recent Russian military buildup along Ukraine's border and the Biden Administration's response......
January 28, 2022

A Habsburg to Be Reckoned With: Two Books on Maria Theresa

The Wall Street Journal | When the young empress came suddenly to power, European rivals prepared for her quick defeat. They were mistaken......
December 17, 2021

Biden’s Climate Diplomacy Is a Gift to China

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.....
December 14, 2021

Mastering the Multi-Front Challenge: The Diplomatic Strategies of Metternich and Bismarck

The Marathon Initiative | This paper examines how the 19th Century European statesmen Klemens von Metternich and Otto von Bismarck dealt with the problem of multi-front competition in grand strategy.......
October 2, 2021

Wess Mitchell Quoted in The Economist

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......
September 18, 2021

Wess Mitchell Quoted in Bloomberg

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,”......