America's Foreign Policy Future with A. Wess Mitchell

About this episode

Oren speaks with A. Wess Mitchell about the current state and future of America's foreign policy amidst ongoing debates.

Foreign policy debates have taken center stage in the second Trump administration, from U.S.-China relations to the ongoing war in Iran. To assess the situation, Oren speaks with A. Wess Mitchell, who co-founded The Marathon Initiative along with Elbridge Colby and served as Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs during the first Trump administration. Cass and Mitchell discuss the renewed intensity of foreign policy debates, particularly on the Right-of-center, t...

People in this episode

Host: Oren

Guest: A. Wess Mitchell

Topics covered

• foreign policy
• U.S.-China relations
• Iran war
• Trump administration
• political debates
• Right-of-center politics

Keywords

• foreign policy
• Trump administration
• U.S.-China relations
• Iran
• politics
• A. Wess Mitchell
• The Marathon Initiative

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Marathon Initiative, Trump administration

Places: U.S., Iran, China

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