The Geopolitics of a Latent International Conflict in Eastern Mediterranean

Center for Islam and Global Affaiirs
Center for Islam and Global Affaiirs


Author: Stephen Walt Affiliation: Professor of International Affairs, Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government Organization/Publisher: Foreign Policy Date/Place: Oct. 28, 2019, U.S. Type of literature: Policy Analysis Word Count: 2593 Link: Keywords: Alliances, Vital National Interests, The US commitments, Neoclassical Realism.…


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