Wess Mitchell Archives

March 14, 2022

To Prevent China from Grabbing Taiwan, Stop Russia in Ukraine

The National Interest | The quickest way to motivate Xi Jinping to invade Taiwan would be to fail to deal decisively with Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine..............
March 11, 2022

Putin United the West—but Now Comes the Hard Part

Foreign Policy | Security will require painful trade-offs Western governments may not be ready to make.............
March 7, 2022

The U.S. Isn’t Going to Fight in Ukraine, But There’s Much More It Can Do to Help

Time Magazine | In Ukraine, we have an opportunity to return the favor but in aid to a brutally besieged people whose cause could not be more just............
March 5, 2022

Wess Mitchell Interviewed in Limes (Italy)

Limes | Former assistant secretary of state Wess Mitchell sits down with Italian geopolitical magazine, Limes...........
March 2, 2022

Wess Mitchell Interviewed in Echo24

Echo24 | nder Donald Trump, Wess Mitchell was the top official in Europe at the State Department. Today, he works in a think-tank that profiles itself on the turn to Asia. But now war has broken out in Europe in the terrain he knows........
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......