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.

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US and Afghan soldiers listen to a mission briefing before a combined patrol southwards towards the village of Kandagal in the Pech valley, 16th June 2012
US and Afghan soldiers listen to a mission briefing before a combined patrol southwards towards the village of Kandagal in the Pech valley, 16th June 2012

Why Is America So Bad at Promoting Democracy in Other Countries?

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Trump’s Rear-View Politics

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Obama Was Not a Realist President

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No, @realDonaldTrump Is Not a Realist

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Monsters of Our Own Imaginings

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Europe Can Still Save Itself

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It’s Time to Abandon the Pursuit for Great Leaders

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How to Get Tenure

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The Big 5 and the Sad State of Foreign Policy in 2016

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The United States Should Admit It No Longer Has a Middle East Policy

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What Would a Realist World Have Looked Like?

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The Unbearable Lightness of America’s War Against the Islamic State

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The Top 5 Things the Next President Needs to Know About Foreign Policy

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The Top Ten Things Americans Should (Still) Be Grateful for in 2015

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Don’t Give ISIS What It Wants

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