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Walt Stephen M. Walt is a columnist at Foreign Policy and the Robert and Renée Belfer professor of international relations at Harvard University. Follow Stephen M. Walt: On Bluesky On X Articles by Stephen M. Walt A rehearsal of the musical "The Sound of Music" on Dec. 3, 2009 in the Chatelet Theatre in Paris. Austria Should Be America’s European Model Argument | Stephen M. Walt December 11, 2024, 10:00 AM U.S. President Joe Biden stands outside the White House while pointing to a turkey. 10 Reasons to Be Thankful in 2024 Argument | Stephen M. Walt November 28, 2024, 7:00 AM A close-up image of Noam Chomsy wearing a dark jacket on a dark background. Noam Chomsky Has Been Proved Right Review | Stephen M. Walt November 15, 2024, 2:00 PM Donald Trump on a stage at a campaign rally. Behind him are multiple American flags and an image of him with the words "Trump will fix it." The 10 Foreign-Policy Implications of the 2024 U.S. Election Argument | Stephen M. 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Walt August 26, 2024, 3:48 AM 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. The Dangerous Decline in Israeli Strategy Argument | Stephen M. Walt August 16, 2024, 6:41 AM 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. The Two Biggest Global Trends Are at War Argument | Stephen M. Walt August 6, 2024, 12:53 PM 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. The Trump-Vance Unilateralist Delusion Argument | Stephen M. Walt July 24, 2024, 3:56 PM 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. Biden’s Frailty Doesn’t Endanger America Argument | Stephen M. Walt July 11, 2024, 4:07 PM Load more by Stephen M. Walt | Return to staff list Latest Russia Bombards Kyiv With Ballistic Missiles December 20, 2024 Get Ready for Trump’s TV Government December 20, 2024 Mourning Turkey’s Last Progressive Radio Station December 20, 2024 In Sweden, Clean Energy Is Coming for the Reindeer December 20, 2024 What in the World? December 20, 2024 See All Stories Trending 1 Ethiopia’s Precarious Economic Reforms 2 Get Ready for Trump’s TV Government 3 India’s Fortunes Shift in Bangladesh 4 Hungary’s Descent Into Dictatorship 5 Will European Troops Enforce a Cease-Fire in Ukraine? 6 Rewriting the Rules of Submarine Stealth Loading graphics
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