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Stephen Walt

1955 - Today

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Stephen Martin Walt (born July 2, 1955) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Stephen Walt is the 1,237th most popular philosopher, the 10,874th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,387th in 2019) and the 82nd most popular American Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Stephen Walt ranks 1,237 out of 1,267. Before him are Julia Annas, Susan Haack, J. J. C. Smart, Ned Block, Mary Kay Letourneau, and James Dunn. After him are Peter Geach, Roderick Chisholm, Peter Kreeft, Richard David Precht, Christine Korsgaard, and Ruth Barcan Marcus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Stephen Walt ranks 489. Before him are Natalya Petrusyova, Dana Carvey, Yolanda King, Melody Anderson, Tony Miles, and Alberta Watson. After him are Ali Bencheikh, Frank Hoste, Aleksandrs Starkovs, Roma Maffia, Stéphane Dion, and Ken Salazar.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stephen Walt ranks 10,876 out of 20,380. Before him are Callie Khouri (1957), James Dunbar (1930), Vincent Spano (1962), Vincent Sherman (1906), Mr. Fuji (1934), and Eleanor Holm (1913). After him are Sean Gunn (1974), Corin Nemec (1971), Nicole Aunapu Mann (1977), Lee Trevino (1939), Daniel Pearl (1963), and Faiq Bolkiah (1998).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States

Among philosophers born in United States, Stephen Walt ranks 82. Before him are Charles Hartshorne (1897), Gary L. Francione (1954), Cornel West (1953), Ralph Barton Perry (1876), Ned Block (1942), and Mary Kay Letourneau (1962). After him are Roderick Chisholm (1916), Peter Kreeft (1937), Christine Korsgaard (1952), Ruth Barcan Marcus (1921), Nancy Cartwright (1944), and Norman Malcolm (1911).

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