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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Robert Kaplan to the rescue? (updated)

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

March 16, 2012, 10:52 AM

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Can Santorum make a deal with Newt?

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

March 14, 2012, 4:51 PM

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Why Afghanistan was Obama’s biggest mistake

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

March 12, 2012, 10:42 AM

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Top ten media failures in the Iran war debate

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

March 11, 2012, 10:18 AM

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Are surprise attacks a thing of the past?

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

March 8, 2012, 10:56 AM

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The myth of Chinese exceptionalism

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

March 6, 2012, 10:33 AM

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The real disagreement between Obama and Netanyahu

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

March 5, 2012, 10:10 AM

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Another bogus argument for war with Iran

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

March 1, 2012, 2:06 PM

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What the Quran burnings tell us

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

February 29, 2012, 11:46 AM

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Bait-and-switch in Syria?

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

February 27, 2012, 12:15 PM

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Guest post: Using religion to restrain Iran’s nuclear program

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

February 24, 2012, 10:20 AM

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America is really, really secure

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

February 23, 2012, 11:43 AM

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The flap over ‘democracy promotion’ in Egypt

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

February 22, 2012, 1:51 PM

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Drive-by interventionism: Does Libya’s fate hold lessons for Syria?

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

February 21, 2012, 10:16 AM

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The preemptive strike on Jodi Rudoren

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

February 17, 2012, 11:40 AM

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