Stephen M. Walt
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Stephen M. Walt is an American political scientist and prominent international relations scholar best known for his work on realist theory, including the concept of balance of threat and critiques of U.S. foreign policy.
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| Stephen M. Walt canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stephen M. Walt Context triple: [Kenneth N. Waltz, influenced, Stephen M. Walt]
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Robert O. Keohane
Robert O. Keohane is a prominent American political scientist best known for his influential work on international relations theory, particularly neoliberal institutionalism and the role of international institutions in global governance.
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John J. Mearsheimer
John J. Mearsheimer is an American political scientist and leading realist theorist in international relations, best known for his work on offensive realism and critiques of U.S. foreign policy.
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C.
Joseph S. Nye Jr.
Joseph S. Nye Jr. is an American political scientist best known for developing the concept of "soft power" and for his influential work in international relations theory and U.S. foreign policy.
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D.
Fredrik Logevall
Fredrik Logevall is a Swedish-born American historian and Pulitzer Prize–winning author known for his scholarship on the Vietnam War and U.S. foreign policy.
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E.
Alexander Wendt
Alexander Wendt is a prominent American political scientist and leading figure in international relations theory, best known for advancing constructivism through works such as "Social Theory of International Politics."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stephen M. Walt Target entity description: Stephen M. Walt is an American political scientist and prominent international relations scholar best known for his work on realist theory, including the concept of balance of threat and critiques of U.S. foreign policy.
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A.
Robert O. Keohane
Robert O. Keohane is a prominent American political scientist best known for his influential work on international relations theory, particularly neoliberal institutionalism and the role of international institutions in global governance.
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B.
John J. Mearsheimer
John J. Mearsheimer is an American political scientist and leading realist theorist in international relations, best known for his work on offensive realism and critiques of U.S. foreign policy.
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C.
Joseph S. Nye Jr.
Joseph S. Nye Jr. is an American political scientist best known for developing the concept of "soft power" and for his influential work in international relations theory and U.S. foreign policy.
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D.
Fredrik Logevall
Fredrik Logevall is a Swedish-born American historian and Pulitzer Prize–winning author known for his scholarship on the Vietnam War and U.S. foreign policy.
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E.
Alexander Wendt
Alexander Wendt is a prominent American political scientist and leading figure in international relations theory, best known for advancing constructivism through works such as "Social Theory of International Politics."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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human ⓘ international relations scholar ⓘ political scientist ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | international relations theory ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Stanford University
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University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| employer |
Harvard Kennedy School
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Harvard University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
foreign policy analysis
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international relations ⓘ political science ⓘ security studies ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasConcept | balance of threat ⓘ |
| hasPublicationType |
books
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journal articles ⓘ policy essays ⓘ |
| hasWrittenOn |
American foreign policy
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Middle East politics ⓘ U.S. grand strategy ⓘ alliances ⓘ liberal hegemony ⓘ offshore balancing ⓘ terrorism and U.S. strategy ⓘ unipolarity ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
balance of threat theory
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critiques of U.S. foreign policy ⓘ realist theory in international relations ⓘ work on alliances and alliance formation ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
balance of threat theory
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critique of liberal interventionism ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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columnist ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Robert and Renée Belfer Professor of International Affairs ⓘ |
| theoreticalOrientation |
defensive realism
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realism in international relations ⓘ |
| view |
U.S. efforts at liberal hegemony are counterproductive
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U.S. foreign policy has often been overly militarized ⓘ geography, offensive capabilities, and perceived intentions shape threat perception ⓘ states balance against threats rather than against power alone ⓘ the United States should adopt a strategy of offshore balancing ⓘ |
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Subject: Stephen M. Walt Description of subject: Stephen M. Walt is an American political scientist and prominent international relations scholar best known for his work on realist theory, including the concept of balance of threat and critiques of U.S. foreign policy.
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subject surface form:
neorealism (international relations)