George Mitchell
The Diplomat
People, composure and the difficult conversation held well.
George Mitchell is a seasoned political leader known for his pivotal role in the Northern Ireland peace process. This interview highlights his diplomatic approach to leadership, focusing on building coalitions and fostering dialogue among diverse stakeholders.
“Now that is shifted from a condition of getting into the meeting to a goal of the meeting. That's a significant concession. And the third is, of course, an end to the joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises, which has been a long-standing objective of North Korea.”
“It's only about 100 pages long. It's absolutely brilliant. Written years ago, there was a great professor first at Princeton, then he was at the University of California at Santa Cruz named Paige Smith. He wrote a two volume history of John Adams.”
“But President Trump is correct when he says China is abusing the world trading system of which they are now a party. The problem is the answer that he's chosen, tariffs which are hitting our allies is the wrong response. It's as though after Pearl Harbor that we invaded Brazil. It's a misdirected response.”
“Yeah, because they're trying to undermine those democracies as well. In fact, the Russians are more concerned with the European democracies than they are with ours. Because we're distant from them. And they have always wanted a buffer state on their western border. They have memories of Napoleon's invasion.”
The Rest Is Politics: Leading — 105. War and Peace in Northern Ireland and the Middle East (George Mitchell)
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