A NOTE ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Stephen M. Walt is the Robert and Renée Belfer Professor of International Affairs at Harvard University. He is the author of The Origins of Alliances; Revolution and War; Taming American Power: The Global Response to U.S. Primacy; and, with John J. Mearsheimer, The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy. He writes frequently for Foreign Policy. You can sign up for email updates here.