About this episode
A. Wess Mitchell, former Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, historian, and author of Great Power Diplomacy: The Skill of Statecraft from Attila the Hun to Kissinger , joins the show to discuss just what diplomacy is. ▪️ Times • 01:37 Introduction • 02:08 Bad reutation • 04:37 Misconceptions • 09:35 A part of grand strategy • 13:11 Not trickery • 18:05 Attila the Hun • 24:17 Appeasement • 35:00 Other options • 39:33 The State Department • 44:22 Molding diplomats • 47:31 Ukraine • 52:47 Major risks Follow along on Instagram, X @schoolofwarpod , and YouTube @SchoolofWarPodcast Find a transcript of today’s episode on our School of War Substack