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.

Articles by Stephen M. Walt

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Breaking Ranks in Academia

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

September 18, 2013, 11:01 AM

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Iran Is the Real Prize for Obama’s Foreign Policy

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

September 16, 2013, 12:24 PM

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2 Things to Read on Syria While I’m Away

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

September 12, 2013, 5:56 PM

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Flying Down to Rio

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

September 10, 2013, 4:51 PM

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Syria Matters Less Than Everyone Thinks

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

September 9, 2013, 2:52 PM

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An Open Letter to My Congressman About Syria

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

September 6, 2013, 1:05 PM

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Lord Peter Wimsey on Syria and the Need to Preserve ‘Prestige’

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

September 4, 2013, 3:20 PM

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Applying the 8 Questions of the Powell Doctrine to Syria

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

September 3, 2013, 4:38 PM

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An Imaginative, Creative Way to Deal with the Syrian Crisis

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

August 29, 2013, 6:01 PM

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We’re Going to War Because We Just Can’t Stop Ourselves

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

August 27, 2013, 5:11 PM

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‘Obama Just Can’t Say It’

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

August 26, 2013, 12:32 PM

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Are U.S. Interests REALLY at Stake in Egypt, Syria, etc.?

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

August 22, 2013, 11:04 AM

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Which Works Best: Force or Diplomacy?

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

August 21, 2013, 12:13 PM

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A Demented Detention At Heathrow Airport

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

August 19, 2013, 12:16 PM

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Does Obama Lack ‘Ambition’ to Shape the World?

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

August 16, 2013, 3:54 PM

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