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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Another reason the U.S. shouldn’t go to war with Iran

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Stephen M. Walt
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Why isn’t anyone talking about Afghanistan?

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Stephen M. Walt

What terrorist threat?

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Stephen M. Walt
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Why do people keep predicting war with Iran?

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Stephen M. Walt
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What the election means for American foreign policy

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Stephen M. Walt
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What Americans outside the Beltway think about war with Iran

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Stephen M. Walt
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Update on the Olympics: The power of nationalism

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Stephen M. Walt
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The Pentagon goes to Hollywood

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Stephen M. Walt
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What the Olympics Can Teach Us About Nationalism

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Stephen M. Walt
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What ‘unshakeable commitment’ to Israel really means

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Stephen M. Walt
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Why Condi Rice doesn’t ‘inspire’ me

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Stephen M. Walt
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What I’d like to ask Mitt Romney about his foreign policy

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Stephen M. Walt
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Who is full of hot air on climate change?

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Stephen M. Walt
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The good, the bad, and the ugly: Three scenarios for the Middle East

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Stephen M. Walt
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Connecting the dots

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Stephen M. Walt
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