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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Did Tony Blair endorse preventive war on Iran?

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

September 17, 2010, 9:02 PM

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How long can Beijing and Washington handle their relationship?

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

September 15, 2010, 7:10 AM

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Defending the Afghan Study Group Report

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

September 14, 2010, 7:40 AM

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Will Harvard do the right thing? (Updated)

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

September 13, 2010, 1:00 PM

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Trapped

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

September 13, 2010, 11:00 AM

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‘Stop war, start tennis’ (updated)

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

September 10, 2010, 11:44 AM

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A Plan B for Afghanistan

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

September 8, 2010, 8:30 AM

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There are no “do-overs” in long wars

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

September 7, 2010, 12:18 PM

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The Afghan banking crisis

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

September 3, 2010, 2:47 PM

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Lessons from ex-U.S. diplomats (UPDATED BELOW)

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

September 2, 2010, 4:11 PM

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What was Hamas thinking?

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

September 1, 2010, 4:48 PM

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Top 10 reasons why wars last too long

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

September 1, 2010, 11:07 AM

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Whitewashing the failure in Iraq

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

August 31, 2010, 11:36 AM

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Direct talks déjà vu

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

August 30, 2010, 11:06 AM

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Reading Obama’s mind: Does the president still trust his team?

Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt

August 27, 2010, 12:15 PM

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