Stephen M. Walt

9.2k citations
62 papers · 3.6k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 28
Topics
International Relations and Foreign Policy (22 papers)Political Conflict and Governance (11 papers)Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (6 papers)
Partner nations
United States

In The Last Decade

Stephen M. Walt

60 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

The Renaissance of Security Studies198520261998201219911985100200300400

Peers

Stephen M. Walt
Comparison fields: 5 of 89
  • Political Science and International Relations 2.7k
  • Sociology and Political Science 2.0k
  • Development 545
  • Economics and Econometrics 420
  • Demography 175
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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephen M. Walt

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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2 89
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The Hell of Good Intentions: America's Foreign Policy Elite and the Decline of U.S. Primacy
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The Case for Offshore Balancing: A Superior U.S. Grand Strategy
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The Case for Offshore Balancing
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ISIS as Revolutionary State
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8 42
9 6
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Israel and Palestine--Two states for two peoples: If not now, when? Policy Statement of the Boston Study Group on Middle East Peace
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12 213
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Beyond Bin Laden
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Rational choice and security studies : Stephen Walt and his critics
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17 20
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The Renaissance of Security Studiesbreakdown →
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Causal Inferences and the Use of Force: A Critique of Force without War.
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About Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Development and Sociology and Political Science, having authored 62 papers that have together received 3.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include International Relations and Foreign Policy (22 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (11 papers) and Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Development (545 citations), Political Science and International Relations (2.7k citations) and General Energy (61 citations). Stephen M. Walt has collaborated with scholars based in United States. Frequent co-authors include John J. Mearsheimer, G. John Ikenberry, Gregory F. Treverton, Samuel P. Huntington, Peter Paret, Steven E. Miller, Dani Rodrik, Sean M. Lynn-Jones, Michael E. Brown and Owen R. Coté. Their work appears in journals such as American Political Science Review, Foreign Affairs and International Organization.

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