The Global Consequences of Trump’s Incompetence
From China to the Gulf to Europe, the world's power players are moving ahead without America.
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David Bosco
Max Boot
Rosa Brooks
Thanassis Cambanis
Elizabeth Dickinson
Laurie Garrett
Kim Ghattas
Julia Ioffe
Leela Jacinto
Whitney Kassel
Jeffrey Lewis
Aaron David Miller
Suzanne Nossel
Thomas E. Ricks
David Rothkopf
Kori Schake
Emile Simpson
James Stavridis
Bruce Stokes
James Traub
Stephen M. Walt
Lauren Wolfe
Michela Wrong
Micah Zenko
The World Is Even Less Stable Than It Looks
Chaos is spreading – and that’s even before getting to America’s lack of competent leadership.
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Trump Desperately Needs a Goodwill Ambassador
But is there anyone in the administration cut out to win friends and influence enemies?
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Making the Middle East Worse, Trump-Style
American presidents have generally been pretty good at botching things in the Middle East, but this one is winning at it.
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In Praise of a Transatlantic Divorce
Trump’s trip wasn’t a “home run,” but it’s not bad for Europe to start taking more responsibility for itself.
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What’s the Point of Donald Trump’s Afghan Surge?
And four other questions the President's team needs to answer before expanding America’s longest war.
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This Isn’t Realpolitik. This Is Amateur Hour.
The Trump administration’s Asia policy is the worst of all possible worlds.
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The Worst Mistake of Trump’s First 100 Days
There’s plenty of blunders to choose from, but only one clear winner.
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Jared Kushner Will Be Eaten by the Blob
The president empowered his son-in-law because he doesn't trust the foreign-policy establishment. But the establishment has a way of winning in the end.
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Tom Friedman Is Calling for a Partition of Syria. Trump Should Run the Other Way.
You’d think by now the New York Times columnist would have learned that putting U.S. boots on the ground in the Middle East doesn’t end well.
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About Stephen M. Walt
Stephen M. Walt is the Robert and Renée Belfer professor of international relations at Harvard University.
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