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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A new kind of NATO

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Stephen M. Walt
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Why the new Defense Guidance is still interventionist

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Stephen M. Walt
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Why Ron Paul may actually have something right

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Stephen M. Walt
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China’s war against Harry Potter

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Stephen M. Walt
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What Iraq can teach us about Iran

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Stephen M. Walt
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Personal favorites from 2011

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Stephen M. Walt
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What is a war now anyways?

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Stephen M. Walt
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Why we (keep) fighting

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Stephen M. Walt
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Why attacking Iran is still a bad idea

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Stephen M. Walt
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Kroenig’s case for war with Iran

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Stephen M. Walt
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Peace piece: What’s so funny ’bout peace, love, and understanding?

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Stephen M. Walt
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The worst case for war with Iran

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Stephen M. Walt
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Is Kim Jong Un up to the task?

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Stephen M. Walt
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Deaths in the Family

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Stephen M. Walt
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Why Tom Friedman is a true friend of Israel

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