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

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz adjusts his face mask.

Breaking Up Is Bad for the United States

Analysis |

Stephen M. Walt

November 18, 2021, 9:15 AM

A visitor looks at a three-dimensional rendering of the planet Earth while using Google Earth software on September 26, 2012 at the official opening party of the Google offices in Berlin, Germany.

Big Tech Won’t Remake the Global Order

Argument |

Stephen M. Walt

November 8, 2021, 4:23 PM

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

The United States Needs to Get Serious

Argument |

Stephen M. Walt

October 25, 2021, 7:48 AM

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 |

Stephen M. Walt

October 15, 2021, 11:18 AM

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 |

Stephen M. Walt

September 30, 2021, 3:37 PM

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