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
Benjamin Netanyahu walks past Joe Biden as he prepares to sign the guestbook at the Prime Minister's residence on March 9, 2010 in Jerusalem.
Benjamin Netanyahu walks past Joe Biden as he prepares to sign the guestbook at the Prime Minister's residence on March 9, 2010 in Jerusalem.
U.S. President Joe Biden looks at his watch as he arrives to give remarks with King of Jordan Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein at the White House on Feb. 12, 2024 in Washington.
U.S. President Joe Biden looks at his watch as he arrives to give remarks with King of Jordan Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein at the White House on Feb. 12, 2024 in Washington.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stands during a press conference with Ukrainian President  in Kiev on July 10, 2017. via Getty Images)
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stands during a press conference with Ukrainian President in Kiev on July 10, 2017. via Getty Images)
A view of a Puma fighting vehicle's cannon at a production line as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Defence Minister Boris Pistorius attend the groundbreaking ceremony for a new munitions factory of German defence contractor Rheinmetall on February 12, 2024 in Unterluess, Germany.
A view of a Puma fighting vehicle's cannon at a production line as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Defence Minister Boris Pistorius attend the groundbreaking ceremony for a new munitions factory of German defence contractor Rheinmetall on February 12, 2024 in Unterluess, Germany.
A wax likeness of Austrian founder of the psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud sits in Berlin's Madame Tussaud's wax museum, during a press preview of the museum on July 3, 2008.
A wax likeness of Austrian founder of the psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud sits in Berlin's Madame Tussaud's wax museum, during a press preview of the museum on July 3, 2008.
In an image provided by the White House, U.S. President Joe Biden receives the presidential daily briefing in the Situation Room alongside Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
In an image provided by the White House, U.S. President Joe Biden receives the presidential daily briefing in the Situation Room alongside Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump addresses a campaign rally at the Rochester Opera House on January 21, 2024 in Rochester, New Hampshire.
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump addresses a campaign rally at the Rochester Opera House on January 21, 2024 in Rochester, New Hampshire.
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.