A. Wess Mitchell is a principal at The Marathon Initiative, a former assistant secretary of state for Europe and Eurasia during the first Trump administration, and the author of Great Power Diplomacy: The Skill of Statecraft from Atilla the Hun to Kissinger (forthcoming in October 2025).
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A. Wess Mitchell
An exterior view of the U.S. State Department building in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood in Washington on April 15.
U.S. Army soldiers stand next to a U.S. flag as they take part in a NATO military exercise at the Novo Selo military ground, Bulgaria, on Sept. 26, 2023.
A Ukrainian military vehicle drives past a destroyed border checkpoint amid Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia, in the Sumy region, Ukraine, on Aug. 14.
The USS Nimitz and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and South Korean Navy warships sail in formation during a joint naval exercise off the South Korean coast.
An collage illustration shows map segments with member countries — and possible future members — of NATO. Russian President Vladamir Putin is seen in profile with a tear of Ukraine map to signify the effect of the Russian war on the alliance.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, U.S. President Joe Biden, and French President Emmanuel Macron during the G-7 Summit in Cornwall, England, on June 11.
