Stephen M. Walt
Stephen M. Walt is the Robert and Renée Belfer professor of international affairs at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, where he served as academic dean from 2002-2006. He previously taught at Princeton University and the University of Chicago, where he served as master of the social science collegiate division and deputy dean of social sciences. He has been a resident associate of the Carnegie Endowment for Peace and a guest scholar at the Brookings Institution, and he has also been a consultant for the Institute of Defense Analyses, the Center for Naval Analyses, and Singapore's S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies.
Latest Articles
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The List
Top 10 Lessons of the Iraq War
Now that the war is officially over and most U.S. forces have withdrawn, what are the most important takeaways?
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The List
Game Change
From reciprocal nuclear reductions to making nice with Iran, 5 bold moves that could change the world.
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Feature
The Myth of American Exceptionalism
The idea that the United States is uniquely virtuous may be comforting to Americans. Too bad it's not true.
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Argument
Nationalism Rules
It’s the most powerful political force in the world and ignoring it will come at a price.
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The List
Wishful Thinking
Top 10 examples of the most unrealistic expectations in contemporary U.S. foreign policy.
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Rebuttal
Whiff of Desperation
Michael Oren's unconvincing argument for the U.S.-Israel special relationship.
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The List
Is America Addicted to War?
The top 5 reasons why we keep getting into foolish fights.
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Argument
Did 'The Israel Lobby' Change Anything?
Five years after.
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The List
Winners and Losers of the Revolution
Is Egypt's revolution bad news for Palestine and the Muslim Brotherhood?
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10 Reasons Americans Should Care About the Egyptian Revolution
From the U.S. budget to Israel, from morality to Facebook, here's why you should be following the amazing events in Cairo.
Latest Blog Posts
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Round and round: When globalization began
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On Hagel, Abrams, and Haass: Why Richard Haass should tell Elliott Abrams to apologize
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Letter from Singapore: Why it pays to be nice
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What the Hagel fight does and doesn't mean
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Blogs and beer
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Leaving theory behind: What's wrong with IR scholarship today
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More or less: The debate on U.S. grand strategy
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Top 5 parties in world history
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Looking back and looking forward
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What's at stake in the Hagel affair
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Dempsey to explain Afghan 'zero option' at NATO
BY KEVIN BARON
The risks of China's war against information
BY IAN BREMMER
Mali and the return of Francafrique
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING
What happens when war dogs retire?
BY REBECCA FRANKEL
A murder mystery in the heart of Paris
BY ERIC PAPE
Why Turkey's public enemy No. 1 may be the only man who can end the Kurdish conflict
BY PIOTR ZALEWSKI
5 great reads for your weekend
BY LAURA CLARK
January/February 2013
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