Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt is a columnist at Foreign Policy and the Robert and Renée Belfer professor of international relations at Harvard University.

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How to Get a B.A. in International Relations in 5 Minutes

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What Has Asia Done for Uncle Sam Lately?

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The Bad Old Days Are Back

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Pay No Attention to that Panda Behind the Curtain

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No Hawks Here

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Why Are We So Busy Trying to ‘Figure Out’ Vladimir Putin?

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Would You Die for That Country?

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The Solve-Everything, Do-Nothing White House

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Condemned to Repeat It

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No Contest

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Unrealistic Expectations

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Is the United States Playing ‘Small Ball’?

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How to Justify Any Policy, No Matter How Bad It Might Be

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The Top 10 Mistakes Made in the Afghan War

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Accentuate the Positive

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