Stephen Walt on the effectiveness of American foreign policy

Dr. Stephen M. Walt shares a fascinating look at American foreign policy and current events, including the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, presidential performance, balance of threat theory, NATO, Russia, and America's missteps on the world stage. The Robert and Renee Belfer Professor of International Affairs for Harvard University's Kennedy School, Dr. Walt dialogues with Dr. Jed Macosko, academic director of AcademicInfluence.com and professor of physics at Wake Forest University.
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[@barumbadum]

Great interview.love it. And i love Walt too.

[@AcademicInfluence]

Thank you. Feel free to tell others. Walt is a great conversationalist and definitely fascinating.

[@Shelscast]

Really good questions and responses!

[@AcademicInfluence]

I agree, Barry! This was the first interview that really challenged some of my long-held beliefs!

[@followyourbliss973]

Good interview! Along with Prof Mearsheimer, I'm so pleased to find people I agree with!

[@AcademicInfluence]

Thanks, Richard! Consider mentioning us to others, and we'll keep on bringing in top academics with whom to discuss world events.

[@followyourbliss973]

@@AcademicInfluence I have already shared the channel! If it were a longer interview, it would have been interesting to hear Prof Walt share his thoughts on how the US should pursue more 'realistic' foreign policies around the world. And possibly save our taxpayers some money and take care of our own problems first!

[@AcademicInfluence]

@@followyourbliss973 Thanks for sharing our channel! I did get to ask Prof. Walt his thoughts on this after our "official" interview. It was over a year ago, but I remember him saying that we should, like you say, focus more on our own problems first. Hopefully that will start to happen soon!