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My Take
Stephen Walt is one of the thinkers I return to whenever the world feels too eager to moralize about foreign policy. Born in Los Alamos and trained at Stanford, he became a leading realist at the Harvard Kennedy School, best known for balance-of-threat theory. What I value is his insistence on seeing international politics as it is rather than as we wish it were, even when that earns him critics. Realism can sound cold, but in his hands it functions as a discipline against wishful thinking. Agree or not, he sharpens your reasoning, and that is the highest compliment I can pay an academic.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Stephen Walt
- Name (Japanese)
- スティーヴン・ウォルト
- Reading
- すてぃーゔん・うぉると
- Born
- July 2, 1955 (age 70)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Goat
- Origin
- Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- internationalist / university teacher / political scientist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Stanford University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Stephen Walt born?
Born July 2, 1955 (age 70).
Where is Stephen Walt from?
Stephen Walt is from Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States.
What does Stephen Walt do?
Stephen Walt works as internationalist, university teacher, political scientist.
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7. About this entry
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- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.