Stephen Walt
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Stephen Walt
@stephenwalt.bsky.social

Harvard professor, realist, FP columnist. Tennis enthusiast, amateur musician, proud dad, & grateful husband. Troubled by the state of the world & looking for solutions. For speaking engagements contact John Bute at [email protected] .. more

Stephen Martin Walt is an American political scientist serving as the Robert and Renee Belfer Professor of international relations at the Harvard Kennedy School. A member of the realist school of international relations, Walt has made important contributions to the theory of neorealism and has authored the balance of threat theory. Books that he has authored or coauthored include Origins of Alliances, Revolution and War, and The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy. .. more

Political science 72%
Sociology 17%
It really is striking how many authoritarian states have ended up in this exact same place, where the leader seizes control of scientific inquiry. Lysenkoism in the Soviet Union, Aryan Physics in the Third Reich, Great Leap Forward (also related to Lysenko) in China.
White House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants
www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Stephen M. Walt

Watching Aaron Rodgers’ Steelers vs Robert Kraft’s Patriots.

Reposted by Robert Wolfe

This is your periodic reminder that by far the #1 source of “fake news” in the US is #trump and his press secretaries, with #Hegseth and #RFKJr in a relentless competition for 2nd place.