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 troops leave the Gaza Strip as seen from a position on the Israeli side of the border in southern Israel.
Israeli troops leave the Gaza Strip as seen from a position on the Israeli side of the border in southern Israel.
Fans hold up a sign resembling a flag during the vigil to celebrate what would have been musician John Lennon's 61st birthday October 9, 2001 outside Capitol Records in Hollywood, CA.
Fans hold up a sign resembling a flag during the vigil to celebrate what would have been musician John Lennon's 61st birthday October 9, 2001 outside Capitol Records in Hollywood, CA.
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger prepares to testify before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger prepares to testify before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive for a meeting in Woodside, California on November 15, 2023.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive for a meeting in Woodside, California on November 15, 2023.
Media delegates watch Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, shown on a TV screen, address the Arab League summit in Jeddah.
Media delegates watch Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, shown on a TV screen, address the Arab League summit in Jeddah.
Supporters of Palestine gather at Harvard University to show their support for Palestinians in Gaza at a rally in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on October 14, 2023.
Supporters of Palestine gather at Harvard University to show their support for Palestinians in Gaza at a rally in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on October 14, 2023.
Then-U.S. President Barack Obama walks alongside former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush before speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 16, 2010.
Then-U.S. President Barack Obama walks alongside former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush before speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 16, 2010.
An Israeli soldier rests his head on an artillery gun barrel of an armored vehicle as Israeli soldiers stand on piles of dirt as they take positions near the border with Gaza in southern Israel.
An Israeli soldier rests his head on an artillery gun barrel of an armored vehicle as Israeli soldiers stand on piles of dirt as they take positions near the border with Gaza in southern Israel.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with Roman Voskoboynikov, who is originally from Ukraine, after a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services naturalization ceremony inside the Robert N.C. Nix Federal Courthouse in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with Roman Voskoboynikov, who is originally from Ukraine, after a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services naturalization ceremony inside the Robert N.C. Nix Federal Courthouse in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky looks on prior a meeting with European Union leaders in Mariinsky Palace, in Kyiv, on June 16, 2022.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky looks on prior a meeting with European Union leaders in Mariinsky Palace, in Kyiv, on June 16, 2022.
A view of a sign for the Harvard Kennedy School of Government on July 08, 2020 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
A view of a sign for the Harvard Kennedy School of Government on July 08, 2020 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
US entrepreneur and 2024 Presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy raps after doing a Fair Side Chat with Governor Kim Reynolds, at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, on August 12, 2023.
US entrepreneur and 2024 Presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy raps after doing a Fair Side Chat with Governor Kim Reynolds, at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, on August 12, 2023.
A giant panda cub is seen at China's Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding on Sept. 19, 2007 in Chengdu, China.
A giant panda cub is seen at China's Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding on Sept. 19, 2007 in Chengdu, China.
The Hollywood sign in Los Angeles on Nov. 16, 2005.
The Hollywood sign in Los Angeles on Nov. 16, 2005.
Vladimir Putin, then Russia's prime minister, looks at mirrors inside an X-ray telescope during his visit to the Russian Federal Nuclear Center.
Vladimir Putin, then Russia's prime minister, looks at mirrors inside an X-ray telescope during his visit to the Russian Federal Nuclear Center.