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
A man walks next to the debris of a destroyed Russian tank near the village of Zalissya, northeast of Kyiv, on April 12.
A man walks next to the debris of a destroyed Russian tank near the village of Zalissya, northeast of Kyiv, on April 12.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a press conference in Kyiv on March 3, 2022.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a press conference in Kyiv on March 3, 2022.
Newly elected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky examines books on the IX International Book Festival "Book Arsenal" in Kiev on May 23, 2019.
Newly elected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky examines books on the IX International Book Festival "Book Arsenal" in Kiev on May 23, 2019.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, U.S. President Joe Biden and France's President Emmanuel Macron walk along the boardwalk during the G7 summit in Carbis Bay, Cornwall, south-west England on June 11, 2021.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, U.S. President Joe Biden and France's President Emmanuel Macron walk along the boardwalk during the G7 summit in Carbis Bay, Cornwall, south-west England on June 11, 2021.
Olaf Scholz looks on during a press conference after a meeting between German State Premiers on November 18, 2021 in Berlin, Germany.
Olaf Scholz looks on during a press conference after a meeting between German State Premiers on November 18, 2021 in Berlin, Germany.
U.S. President George W. Bush gives a thumbs-up sign after declaring the end of major combat in Iraq as he speaks aboard an aircraft carrier off the California coast on May 1, 2003. The "Mission Accomplished" moment months into the war became a source of derision as the conflict wore on until the formal end to the U.S. combat mission in Iraq in December 2021. J. Scott Applewhite/AP
U.S. President George W. Bush gives a thumbs-up sign after declaring the end of major combat in Iraq as he speaks aboard an aircraft carrier off the California coast on May 1, 2003. The "Mission Accomplished" moment months into the war became a source of derision as the conflict wore on until the formal end to the U.S. combat mission in Iraq in December 2021. J. Scott Applewhite/AP
Bill Clinton and Joe Biden  at a meeting of the U.S. Congressional delegation to the NATO summit in Spain on July 7, 1998.
Bill Clinton and Joe Biden at a meeting of the U.S. Congressional delegation to the NATO summit in Spain on July 7, 1998.
A Greenpeace world map protests climate change.
A Greenpeace world map protests climate change.
U.S. President Joe Biden holds a list of audience members.
U.S. President Joe Biden holds a list of audience members.
Joe Biden attends the Rainbow PUSH Coalition convention.
Joe Biden attends the Rainbow PUSH Coalition convention.
An armed Polish border guard and a Belarusian boarder guard stand next to a group of migrants resting at a makeshift encampment on the border between Belarus and Poland in Usnarz Gorny, near Bialystok, northeast Poland, on Aug. 20, 2021.
An armed Polish border guard and a Belarusian boarder guard stand next to a group of migrants resting at a makeshift encampment on the border between Belarus and Poland in Usnarz Gorny, near Bialystok, northeast Poland, on Aug. 20, 2021.
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz adjusts his face mask.
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz adjusts his face mask.
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.
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.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) talks to reporters  at the U.S. Capitol on Aug. 4.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) talks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on Aug. 4.