Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt "is Robert and Rene Belfer Professor of International Affairs. He holds a BA in international relations from Stanford University and an MA and PhD in political science from the University of California, Berkeley. He was previously on the faculties of Princeton University and the University of Chicago, where he served as Deputy Dean of Social Sciences. He is the author of The Origins of Alliances, which received the 1988 Edgar S. Furniss National Security Book Award; Revolution and War; and Taming American Power: The Global Response to U.S. Primacy. His recent publications include: An Unnecessary War? (Foreign Policy, Winter 2002-2003); Beyond bin Laden: Reshaping U.S. Foreign Policy (International Security, Winter 2001-2002); and The Enduring Relevance of the Realist Tradition (Political Science: State of the Discipline)."


 * Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
 * Faculty Advisory Committee, Ash Institute
 * Jury Member (2007), Council on Foreign Relations: Arthur Ross Book Award
 * Editorial Board, International Security

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