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Harvard Kennedy School faculty disseminate their research in working publications and papers that contribute to public knowledge and fuel policy innovation. This list features recent faculty publications, including journal articles, books, edited volumes, research papers, and public testimony.

Faculty Publications

Walt, Stephen. "If Nobody Knows Your Iran Policy, Does It Even Exist?" Foreign Policy, May 6, 2019.
Walt, Stephen. "America Isn’t as Powerful as It Thinks It Is." Foreign Policy, April 26, 2019.
Walt, Stephen. "The United States Will Be Shocked by Its Future." Foreign Policy, April 16, 2019.
Walt, Stephen. "America Is Wide Open for Foreign Influence." Foreign Policy, April 8, 2019.
Walt, Stephen. "5 Very Important Things About the World Nobody Knows." Foreign Policy, April 2, 2019.
Walt, Stephen. "America’s Corruption Is a National Security Threat." Foreign Policy, March 19, 2019.
Walt, Stephen. "America’s Polarization Is a Foreign Policy Problem, Too." Foreign Policy, March 11, 2019.
Walt, Stephen. "The Tragedy of Trump’s Foreign Policy." Foreign Policy, March 5, 2019.
Walt, Stephen. "How (and How Not) to Talk About the Israel Lobby." Foreign Policy, February 15, 2019.
Walt, Stephen. "Why Some Countries Are Pathologically Shy." Foreign Policy, February 7, 2019.
Walt, Stephen. "America Has a Commitment Problem." Foreign Policy, January 29, 2019.
Walt, Stephen. "Europe’s Future Is as China’s Enemy." Foreign Policy, January 22, 2019.
Walt, Stephen. "Welcome to Congress. Here’s How to Run the World." Foreign Policy, January 7, 2019.
Walt, Stephen. The Hell of Good Intentions: America’s Foreign Policy Elite and the Decline of U.S. Primacy. MacMillan, 2018.
Walt, Stephen. "U.S. Grand Strategy after the Cold War: Can Realism Explain it? Should Realism Guide It?" International Relations 32.1 (March 2018): 1-20.
Walt, Stephen. "Rising Powers and the Risks of War: A Realist View of Sino-American Relations." Will China's Rise Be Peaceful?: The Rise of a Great Power in Theory, History, Politics, and the Future. Ed. Asle Toje. Oxford University Press, 2018.
Walt, Stephen. "The World Can Have Peace and Prosperity, If It Wants." Foreign Policy, December 23, 2016.
Brands, Hal, Peter Feaver, John J. Mearsheimer, and Stephen M. Walt. "Should America Retrench: The Battle over Offshore Balancing." Foreign Affairs 95 (November 2016): 164-169.
Walt, Stephen. "The Case for Offshore Balancing: A Superior U.S. Grand Strategy." Foreign Affairs 95.4 (July 2016): 22.
Walt, Stephen. "ISIS as Revolutionary State." Foreign Affairs. November/December 2015.
Adams, Gordon, and Stephen M. Walt. "A Road to Damascus, via Moscow." New York Times. October 13, 2015.
Mearsheimer, John J., and Stephen Walt. "Leaving Theory Behind: Why Simplistic Hypothesis Testing is Bad for International Relations." European Journal of International Relations 19.3 (September 2013): 427-457.
Walt, Stephen, Philip Weiss, and Henry Siegman. "Symposium: The Future of Israel and Palestine: Expanding the Debate." Middle East Policy 20.2 (June 2013): 1-24.
Walt, Stephen. Review of Special Responsibilities: Global Problems and American Power, by Bukovansky, Mlada, Ian Clark, Robyn Eckersley, Richard Price, Christian Reus-Smit, and Nicholas Wheeler. Ethics & International Affairs, December 2013.
Walt, Stephen. "Theory and Policy in International Relations: Some Personal Reflections." Journal of International Affairs 7.2 (September 2012).
Walt, Stephen. "Games Bring Out National Uber Pride." Canberra Times, August 6, 2012.
Walt, Stephen. "Hillary Clinton's Tenure: Not So Bad." Star Tribune, July 13, 2012.
Walt, Stephen. "Mr. Obama Must Take a Stand Against Israel Over Iran." Financial Times, March 4, 2012.
Walt, Stephen. "The Myth of American Exceptionalism." Foreign Policy, November 10, 2011.
Walt, Stephen. "The End of the American Era." National Interest, October 25, 2011.
Walt, Stephen. "Foreign Policy: What Happens If Obama Is Toast?" NPR.org, September 7, 2011.
Walt, Stephen. "Avoiding a Mission Accomplished Moment in Libya." Foreign Policy, August 22, 2011.
Walt, Stephen. "International Affairs and the Public Sphere." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP11-030, August 2011.
Allison, Graham, Nicholas Burns, Ashraf Hegazy, Joseph S. Nye, and Stephen M. Walt. "What Role Should the U.S. Play in Middle East?" Belfer Center Newsletter, Summer 2011.
Walt, Stephen. "Defending the Indefensible: A How-To Guide." Midnight on the Mavi Marmara. Ed. Moustafa Bayoumi. OR Books, 2010.
Walt, Stephen. "Realism and Security." The International Studies Encyclopedia. Ed. Robert A. Denemark. Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
Walt, Stephen. "The Challenge of Mutual Security." Israel and Palestine: Two States for Two Peoples—If Not Now, When? Ed. Boston Study Group on Middle East Peace. Foreign Policy Association, March 2010, 45-51.
Walt, Stephen. "Cutting Losses in Wars of Choice: Obstacles and Strategies." The Prudent Use of Power in American National Security Strategy. Ed. Stephen Van Evera and Sidharth Shah. The Tobin Project, 2010, 131-157.
Walt, Stephen. "Report on Middle East Affairs." Washington Report on Middle East Affairs. December 2009, 24.
Walt, Stephen. "Restoring Solvency." American Review. December 2009.
Walt, Stephen. "High Cost, Low Odds." Nation. October 21, 2009.
Mearsheimer, John J., and Stephen M. Walt. "The Blind Man and the Elephant in the Room: Robert Lieberman and the Israel Lobby." Perspectives on Politics 7.2 (June 2009): 259-273.
Walt, Stephen. "Samuel Huntington's Legacy: Day 2." Web Exclusive. Foreign Policy. January 2009.
Mearsheimer, John J., and Stephen Walt. "Is It Love or The Lobby? Explaining America's Special Relationship with Israel." Security Studies 18.1 (January-March 2009): 58-78.
Walt, Stephen. "Alliances in a Unipolar World." World Politics 61.1 (January 2009): 86-120.
Walt, Stephen. "The Neocons vs. The Realists." National Interest. September 2, 2008.
Walt, Stephen. "America Needs Realists, Not William Kristol." Salon.com, January 16, 2008.
Mearsheimer, John J., and Stephen Walt. "Israel's False Friends." Los Angeles Times, January 6, 2008.
Walt, Stephen. "The Israel Lobby." Palestine - Israel Journal of Politics, Economics & Culture 15 (2008): 140-146.
Mearsheimer, John J., and Stephen Walt. "Power in Context." Economist 385.8551 (October 20, 2007): 22.