Outside the Beltway

The State Department will be pressing our closest allies to control their borders.

He becomes the first French ex-head of state to be jailed since Marshal Pétain.

We’re not alone in dysfunctional politics.

Since I was thinking about 2016

A strange obsession.

The Russian autocrat may be on the verge of getting what he wants.

Trump’s One Weird Trick to end the war in Ukraine.

I question the timing.

Five years after their divorce, the UK and EU are rebuilding ties.

Who could have known?

A story I thought I’d never see.

Countering Russian (and now American) propaganda.

Trump blames Ukraine for being invaded.

Making Russia happy again.

Words to the AfD.

The bad guys are having a bad week.

He is yet again underscoring what types of world leaders he likes.

Escalation? Russian desperation?

Where’s my $400,000 a month contract?

A bold reversal of fortunes. For now.

The far right won the first round. The far left won the second. It’s a mess.

UK 2024 edition.

His party got destroyed in EU elections, so he’s doubling down.

The Russian autocrat is emboldened.

Alas, on terms Ukraine can’t possibly accept.

There is a strong push inside the administration to allow use of US weapons to strike Russia.

While the West dithers, Russia is doubling down.

The “courage of the white flag” is a horrible idea.

Apparently, Making Germany Great Again is controversial.

The trend toward hard-right parties continues.

Paris is fighting a losing battle over the prominence of their language.

And some cable “news” thoughts.

What about Biden?

Protests against the governing party signal tensions in advance of fall elections.

Swedish right-wing provocation and Turkish short-sightedness.

That time the Nazis made a movie about the Titanic.

As one does when one is confident of one’s policy choices.

You all aren’t getting any serious writing out of me today, obviously.

I mean, his very first decision…

The bloody conflict could go on for months, if not years.

Some light fundraising whilst waiting for mum to die.

He plans to hang on as PM through the fall but likely won’t be able to.

Our ostensible ally is seeking to rebrand itself.

A diplomatic nightmare brewing since last week is now upon us.

How rules shape the game.

The boring moderate beat the neo-Nazi with 58% of the vote.

The incumbent should win easily but turnout is low and the consequences dire.

Brussels has gotten ahead of Washington in regulating mostly American-based Internet companies.

A fascinating report from the WSJ.