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Derek J. MitchellSenior Fellow, International Security Program |
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Derek J. Mitchell is senior fellow and director for Asia in the CSIS International Security Program (ISP), having joined the Center in January 2001. Mitchell concurrently serves as director of CSIS’s new Southeast Asia Initiative, which was inaugurated in January 2008 and is the Center’s first initiative dedicated to the study of Southeast Asian affairs. Mitchell is responsible for managing all Asia-related studies conducted in ISP, which currently include projects involving the security of the Taiwan Strait, the future of the U.S.-Japan and U.S.–South Korea alliance, China’s foreign and security policy and U.S.-China relations, and the integration of India into the strategic mix of East Asia. Mitchell was special assistant for Asian and Pacific affairs in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (1997–2001), when he served alternately as senior country director for China, Taiwan, Mongolia, and Hong Kong (2000–2001), director for regional security affairs (1998–2000), senior country director for the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, and Singapore (1998–1999), and country director for Japan (1997–1998). He was the principal author of the Department of Defense (DOD) 1998 East Asia Strategy Report, and he received the Office of the Secretary of Defense Award for Exceptional Public Service in January 2001. Prior to joining DOD, Mitchell served as senior program officer for Asia and the former Soviet Union at the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs in Washington, D.C. From 1993 to 1997, he developed the institute’s long-term approach to Asia and worked on democratic development programs in Armenia, Burma, Cambodia, Georgia, Pakistan, and Thailand. In 1989, he worked as an editor and reporter at the China Post on Taiwan. From 1986 to 1988, he served as assistant to the senior foreign policy adviser to Senator Edward M. Kennedy. Mitchell received a master of arts in law and diplomacy degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in 1991 and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia in 1986. He studied Chinese language at Nanjing University in China and speaks Mandarin Chinese proficiently. He is the coauthor of China: The Balance Sheet—What the World Needs to Know Now about the Emerging Superpower (PublicAffairs, 2006) and coeditor of China and the Developing World: Beijing’s Strategy for the 21st Century (M.E. Sharpe, 2007).
Other publications by Derek Mitchell |
CSIS Publications by Derek J. Mitchell
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak’s Upcoming Visit to the United States 04/17/2008
Southeast Asia Bulletin April 2008 04/01/2008
The K Factor: Korean-American Attitudes toward and Impact on U.S.-Korea Policy (English) 03/25/2008
The K Factor: Korean-American Attitudes toward and Impact on U.S.-Korea Policy (Korean) 03/25/2008
Southeast Asia Bulletin March 2008 03/01/2008
Southeast Asia Bulletin February 2008 02/04/2008
The Korean Peninsula 2008 Opportunities and Cautious (Very Cautious) Optimism in a Year of Reckoning in Global Forecast: the Top Security Challenges of 2008 11/14/2007
Congressional Attitudes on the Future of the U.S.- South Korea Relationship 05/24/2007
Congressional Attitudes on the Future of the U.S.-South Korea Relationship (Korean version) 05/24/2007
China: The Balance Sheet 04/17/2006
Chinese Images of the United States 05/01/2005
Strategy and Sentiment: South Korean Views of the United States and the U.S.-ROK Alliance 06/01/2004
China in the American Political Imagination 06/01/2003
Path to an Agreement: The U.S.–Republic of Korea Status of Forces Agreement Revision Process 07/01/2001
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Derek J. Mitchell In the News
Derek Mitchell, a senior fellow with the CSIS International Security Program, appeared on CNN's Situation Room, "Staggering Situation in Myanmar with Thousands Dead." 05/08/2008
Derek Mitchell, a senior fellow with the CSIS International Security Program, was quoted by US News and World Report, "Political Obstacles Slow Disaster Aid for Myanmar." 05/07/2008
Derek Mitchell, a senior fellow with the CSIS International Security Program, was quoted by USA Today, "Crisis in Burma Could Force Junta to Allow Outside Aid." 05/07/2008
Derek Mitchell, a senior fellow with the CSIS International Security Program, was quoted by the Washington Post, "Bush, S. Korean President Suggest More Patience with Kim Jong Il." 04/20/2008
Derek Mitchell, a senior fellow with the CSIS International Security Program, was interviewed on WTOP Radio, "President Bush and North Korea Trade Talks." 04/19/2008
Derek Mitchell, a senior fellow with the CSIS International Security Program, appeared on CNN’s The Situation Room, "President Bush Urged to Boycott Olympics." 04/01/2008
Derek Mitchell, a senior fellow with the CSIS International Security Program, was interviewed on WTOP, "Beijing Games at Diplomatic Tool." 04/01/2008
Derek Mitchell, a senior fellow with the CSIS International Security Program, was quoted by Reuters, "Japan PM: Rape Case 'Unforgiveable.'" 02/12/2008
Derek Mitchell, a senior fellow with the CSIS International Security Program, appeared on CNN's The Situation Room, "North Korea Makes Nuclear Vow." 12/14/2007
Derek Mitchell, a senior fellow with the CSIS International Security Program, was quoted by the Associated Press, "Bush Seeks Nuclear Disclosure From Kim." 12/07/2007
Derek Mitchell, a senior fellow with the CSIS International Security Program, was quoted by the Associated Press, "Gates on First Mission to China." 11/04/2007
Derek Mitchell, a senior fellow with the CSIS International Security Program, was quoted by the Associated Press, "Detainees Freed in Myanmar." 10/26/2007
Derek Mitchell, a senior fellow with the CSIS International Security Program, was quoted by the Washington Post, "Bush Sets New Sanctions Against Burmese Military Junta." 10/20/2007
Derek Mitchell, a senior fellow with the CSIS International Security Program, was quoted by the Associated Press, "Myanmar Shopping in China Continues." 10/02/2007
Michael Green, a senior fellow at CSIS, and Derek Mitchell, a senior fellow with the CSIS International Security Program, were quoted by the Associated Press, "Myanmar Needs Asia Urging." 10/02/2007
Mike Green, the CSIS Japan Chair, and Derek Mitchell, a senior fellow with the CSIS International Security Program, were quoted on National Public Radio's Morning Edition, "U.S. Tough Talk on Myanmar Found Hollow." 10/02/2007
Mike Green, the CSIS Japan Chair, and Derek Mitchell, a senior fellow with the CSIS International Security Program, were quoted in the Wall Street Journal, "Sanctions and Engagement Failed; How to Fix Myanmar." 10/01/2007
Derek Mitchell, a senior fellow at CSIS, wrote an article in The Korea Times, "U.S. to Roh: Do No Harm." 09/28/2007
Derek Mitchell, a senior fellow with the CSIS International Security Program, was quoted by Reuters, "U.S. Pushes China to Use Influence Over Myanmar." 09/26/2007
Derek Mitchell, a senior fellow with the CSIS International Security Program, was quoted by the Boston Globe, "Sharp words at UN assembly." 09/26/2007
Derek Mitchell, a senior fellow in the CSIS International Security Program, was quoted by Reuters, "China Move on Myanmar Seen as Too Limited to Help." 07/04/2007
Derek Mitchell, a senior fellow in the CSIS International Security Program, was quoted by Defense News, "Singapore Hosts Largest 'Shangri-La Dialogue Security Summit." 06/01/2007
Derek Mitchell, Senior Fellow in the CSIS International Security Program, was quoted by The Christian Science Monitor, "US Seeks More Info on China's Military." 05/29/2007
CSIS Senior Fellow Derek Mitchell was quoted by the Los Angeles Times, "Indonesian Leader Favors Iraq Timetable." 11/20/2006
Derek Mitchell, a senior fellow at CSIS, was quoted by the Financial Times, "Vietnam Rolls Out Red Carpet for Bush." 11/17/2006
CSIS Senior Adviser Derek Mitchell was quoted by the Los Angeles Times, "North Korea Says It Will Go Back to Talks." 11/01/2006
CSIS Senior Fellow Derek Mitchell was quoted by Bloomberg, "Rice Wants 'Swift' Imposition of North Korea Curbs." 10/18/2006
Kurt Campbell, senior vice president at CSIS, and Derek Mitchell, a senior fellow at CSIS, were quoted by The Washington Times, "Pyongyang Test Reports Harden Beijing's Stance." 10/12/2006
Derek Mitchell, a senior fellow with CSIS's International Security Program, was quoted by USA Today, "N. Korean Nuke Plans Bedeviled Past Presidents." 10/10/2006
Derek Mitchell, a senior fellow with CSIS's International Security Program, was quoted by the Los Angeles Times, "The Next Step Depends on U.S. and China." 10/10/2006
China: The Balance Sheet, a book from CSIS and the Institute for International Economics, was reviewed in the September/October issue of Foreign Affairs. 08/24/2006
Derek Mitchell, a senior fellow with the CSIS International Security Program, was quoted by BBC News, "Buyers line up for China’s arms." 06/16/2006
CSIS Senior Fellow Derek Mitchell was quoted by the Los Angeles Times, "Hu Keeps Cards Close to His Vest." 04/21/2006
China: The Balance Sheet was reviewed in The Economist, "President Hu in America: Feasting on the Future." 04/20/2006
CSIS Senior Fellow Derek Mitchell published an article on China in The Washington Post's new online series, "Think Tank Town." Mitchell is co-author of China: The Balance Sheet. 04/18/2006
Derek Mitchell, a senior fellow at CSIS, and the new book, China: The Balance Sheet, were featured in a CNN report, "Taiwan, Trade to Top Hu-Bush Talks." 04/16/2006
China: The Balance Sheet, a new CSIS book, was the subject of a post to "The Swamp," a blog published by the Washington Bureau of The Chicago Tribune. 04/13/2006
CSIS experts and China: The Balance Sheet were featured in an article in Defense News, "U.S. China Experts Predict Agenda for Bush-Hu Summit." 04/13/2006
China: The Balance Sheet, a new CSIS book, was reviewed in the The Financial Times, "Washington Should Try to Woo Hu." 04/12/2006
CSIS Senior Fellow Derek Mitchell was interviewed by the Financial Times, "Bush eager to talk up health of US-Japan links." 11/16/2005
CSIS Senior Fellow Derek Mitchell was interviewed by CNN regarding President Bush's trip to Asia. 11/15/2005
CSIS’ Robert Einhorn and Derek Mitchell Comment in Associated Press 09/27/2005
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