Stephen M. Walt | Foreign Policy

Could There Be a Peace of Trumphalia?

By Stephen M. Walt
November 14, 2016 - 4:51 pm

Why a very old-school foreign policy doctrine might actually work for the Trump administration.

Will America’s Good Name Survive the 2016 Election?

By Stephen M. Walt
November 4, 2016 - 1:00 pm

The campaign shenanigans might end on Nov. 8, but the damage done to America’s reputation could be insurmountable.

The Great Myth About U.S. Intervention in Syria

By Stephen M. Walt
October 24, 2016 - 5:18 pm

America’s standing in the world has not — and will not — be weakened by staying out of other countries’ humanitarian crises.

The 2016 Epidemic of Afghan War Amnesia

By Stephen M. Walt
October 16, 2016 - 1:45 pm

There are reasons Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump aren’t talking about U.S. failures in Afghanistan. They're just not good reasons.

Why Are We So Sure Hillary Will Be a Hawk?

By Stephen M. Walt
September 25, 2016 - 4:22 pm

It’s been widely speculated that if elected president, the former secretary of state will pursue more muscle-bound, interventionist policies than her predecessors. Except maybe she won’t.

The Broken Policy Promises of W. Bush, Clinton, and Obama

By Stephen M. Walt
September 18, 2016 - 4:00 pm

And why, from the Persian Gulf to Iraq to Syria, Americans haven’t gotten — and won’t be getting — the foreign policy they want.

My Top 5 Foreign-Policy Unicorns — and Why I Want to Kill Them

By Stephen M. Walt
September 8, 2016 - 2:46 pm

On magical creatures and the promises of politicians.

The Countries With the Worst Bad Habits

By Stephen M. Walt
August 26, 2016 - 8:05 pm

Russia poisons its enemies, Germany’s obsessed with fiscal responsibility, and America’s addicted to spreading democracy. A list of policies governments ought to kick.