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
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with American soldiers during a visit on the US aircraft carrier, USS George H. W. Bush, as it docks at the Haifa port, on July 3, 2017.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with American soldiers during a visit on the US aircraft carrier, USS George H. W. Bush, as it docks at the Haifa port, on July 3, 2017.
A black and white shows President Jimmy Carter in a suit and tie holding a birthday sheet cake. Behind him a man claps and sings as others gather around in a room with arched doorways.
A black and white shows President Jimmy Carter in a suit and tie holding a birthday sheet cake. Behind him a man claps and sings as others gather around in a room with arched doorways.
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump debate in Philadelphia on September 10, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump debate in Philadelphia on September 10, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Picture taken in 1988 and made available on November 9, 2019 shows a view taken from West Berlin towards East Berlin, the Wall and the Brandenburg Gate.
Picture taken in 1988 and made available on November 9, 2019 shows a view taken from West Berlin towards East Berlin, the Wall and the Brandenburg Gate.
A local volunteer looks at a building damaged by Ukrainian strikes in Kursk on August 16, 2024, following Ukraine's offensive into Russia's western Kursk region.
A local volunteer looks at a building damaged by Ukrainian strikes in Kursk on August 16, 2024, following Ukraine's offensive into Russia's western Kursk region.
The symbols of the Democratic and Republican parties are seen on display in Washington, DC on August 25, 2008.
The symbols of the Democratic and Republican parties are seen on display in Washington, DC on August 25, 2008.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a state memorial ceremony for his late predecessor Golda Meir at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on November 18, 2018.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a state memorial ceremony for his late predecessor Golda Meir at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on November 18, 2018.
A military operator launches a FlyEye WB Electronics SA, a Polish reconnaissance drone, during test flights in the Kyiv region of Ukraine on Aug. 2, 2022.
A military operator launches a FlyEye WB Electronics SA, a Polish reconnaissance drone, during test flights in the Kyiv region of Ukraine on Aug. 2, 2022.
Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance appear on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance appear on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Joe Biden arrives to speak about Covid-19 vaccines for children, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on June 21, 2022 in Washington.
Joe Biden arrives to speak about Covid-19 vaccines for children, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on June 21, 2022 in Washington.
A general view of the Prague NATO summit at the Prague Congress Centre, on Nov. 21, 2002.
A general view of the Prague NATO summit at the Prague Congress Centre, on Nov. 21, 2002.
Gen. Joseph Dunford, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Gen. Fang Fenghui, the chief of the General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, shake hands after signing an agreement.
Gen. Joseph Dunford, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Gen. Fang Fenghui, the chief of the General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, shake hands after signing an agreement.
Hands are shown opening up with white doves in them.
Hands are shown opening up with white doves in them.
U.S. soldiers look on as a digger attempts to extricate a U.S. Army vessel that ran aground at a beach in Israel's coastal city of Ashdod on May 25, 2024.
U.S. soldiers look on as a digger attempts to extricate a U.S. Army vessel that ran aground at a beach in Israel's coastal city of Ashdod on May 25, 2024.
An Israeli soldier rests his head on the gun barrel of a self-propelled artillery howitzer as Israeli soldiers take positions near the border with Gaza in southern Israel on October 9, 2023.
An Israeli soldier rests his head on the gun barrel of a self-propelled artillery howitzer as Israeli soldiers take positions near the border with Gaza in southern Israel on October 9, 2023.