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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What if powerful Palestinians were bombing weak Israelis?

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Stephen M. Walt
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The real lessons of l’affaire Petraeus

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Stephen M. Walt
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The curious case of small Gulf states

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Stephen M. Walt
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Here’s why Petraeus had to go

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Stephen M. Walt
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Obama and the Israel lobby: Quo vadis?

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Stephen M. Walt
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Why the United States should help China get more involved in world affairs

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Stephen M. Walt
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Why aren’t we threatening preventive war against Laos?

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Stephen M. Walt
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After the election: Now what?

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Stephen M. Walt
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Do Americans love the military too much?

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Stephen M. Walt
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Yes, Virginia, the election is almost over….

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Stephen M. Walt
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What’s the foreign policy agenda for the next four years?

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Stephen M. Walt
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Who’s the bigger threat: Mother nature or Al Qaeda?

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Stephen M. Walt
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Getting Iran to say ‘uncle’ might not be smart

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Stephen M. Walt
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The ‘genius’ of neoconservatism

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