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# Justin Mitchell 

Research Associate

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Justin Mitchell is a research associate for defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute, where his research interests include Central Asia, Russia, and U.S. defense and national security policy.

He holds a B.A. in history, international relations, and Russian language, literature, and culture from Syracuse University, and an M.A. in international relations from the Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs.