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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

Quotation of the day

Stephen M. Walt

August 26, 2010, 11:19 AM

What I learned from Jared Diamond

Stephen M. Walt

August 25, 2010, 12:38 PM

Another realistic view of Afghanistan

Stephen M. Walt

August 24, 2010, 11:36 AM

Lessons from the Weimar Republic (updated)

Stephen M. Walt

August 23, 2010, 2:46 PM

Don’t fall for the direct-talk hype: The ‘peace process’ is still going nowhere

Stephen M. Walt

August 20, 2010, 1:36 PM

The flood in Pakistan and U.S. strategy

Stephen M. Walt

August 18, 2010, 7:05 PM

Why America is going to regret the Cordoba House controversy

Stephen M. Walt

August 17, 2010, 4:08 PM

Happy Anniversary, Mom and Dad!

Stephen M. Walt

August 16, 2010, 3:45 PM

Will Washington and Beijing be mature enough to cooperate?

Stephen M. Walt

August 13, 2010, 3:09 PM

The international system is not all gloom and doom

Stephen M. Walt

August 12, 2010, 1:20 PM

Mainstreaming war with Iran

Stephen M. Walt

August 11, 2010, 4:31 PM

The Pentagon gets a haircut (well, maybe a shave)

Stephen M. Walt

August 10, 2010, 10:21 AM

A realistic approach to China

Stephen M. Walt

August 9, 2010, 2:21 PM

Remembering Tony Judt

Stephen M. Walt

August 9, 2010, 10:06 AM

The Obama administration is still sleepwalking on Iran

Stephen M. Walt

August 6, 2010, 11:52 AM

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Stephen M. Walt

Quotation of the day

What I learned from Jared Diamond

Another realistic view of Afghanistan

Lessons from the Weimar Republic (updated)

Don’t fall for the direct-talk hype: The ‘peace process’ is still going nowhere

The flood in Pakistan and U.S. strategy

Why America is going to regret the Cordoba House controversy

Happy Anniversary, Mom and Dad!

Will Washington and Beijing be mature enough to cooperate?

The international system is not all gloom and doom

Mainstreaming war with Iran

The Pentagon gets a haircut (well, maybe a shave)

A realistic approach to China

Remembering Tony Judt

The Obama administration is still sleepwalking on Iran

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