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
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) talks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on Aug. 4.

The United States Needs to Get Serious
Argument |
Flags of the EU and China are seen as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a video conference to approve an investment pact between China and the European Union on December 30, 2020 in Brussels, Belgium.

Will Europe Ever Really Confront China?
Analysis |
Joe Biden and Anthony Blinken participate in a virtual meeting with leaders of Quadrilateral Security Dialogue countries March 12, 2021 at the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington.

Is Biden’s Foreign Policy Failing?
Argument |
John Ruggie speaks onstage during the United Nations Global Compact 15TH Anniversary Celebration at Cipriani 42nd Street on June 25, 2015 in New York City.

A Realist Tribute to an Extraordinary Idealist
Obituary |
The sun rises over a Royal Australian Navy submarine.

The AUKUS Dominoes Are Just Starting to Fall
Analysis |
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