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.
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• 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
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