Outside the Beltway

Vladimir Putin will easily win re-election, but some are beginning to wonder who or what comes after him.

Russia has been barred from participating in the 2018 Winter Olympics after an investigation uncovered extensive evidence of cheating.

Negotiations over government formation is not a crisis.

It appears Russia attempted to influence last year’s Brexit vote in the same manner it did the 2016 election in the United States.

At least some portion of the British public appears to be having some second thoughts about Brexit.

While the President of the United States continues to create chaos, Xi Jinping consolidates his power in China.

Catalonia’s independence referendum is one day away, and nobody seems to know what to expect.

Angela Merkel was re-elected to a fourth term as German Chancellor as expected, but voters also sent a warning.

The London subway was hit by a bomb during the morning rush hour. Authorities are treating it as a terrorist attack.

At least thirteen dead in an apparent terrorist attack in Spain.

Vice-President Pence is advocating the admission of Georgia into NATO. That would be a bad idea.

Great Britain heads to the polls today.

Another night of terror in the United Kingdom.

Centrist candidate Emmanuelle Macron scored a decisive win over the far-right Marine Le Pen in today’s runoff round of the French Presidential election.

Emmanuel Macron holds a decisive lead over Marine Le Pen as the French Presidential election heads into its final hours.

French voters face a stark choice in the May 7th runoff for President. Hopefully, they’ll make the correct choice.

A political surprise in Great Britain as Prime Minister Theresa May calls a snap election for June 8th.

By a narrow margin, Turks voted for some significant changes.

It’s been a bad week for U.S.-Russian relations.

An apparent terrorist attack in Russia’s second largest city.

Scotland’s First Minister is calling for another independence vote in the wake of the beginning of the Brexit process, but she’s unlikely to get it.

My latest is out at RealClearDefense.

British Prime Minister Theresa May made it clear that she intends to move forward with Brexit.

Another attack in what has been a bloody 2016 for Europe.

The situation in the Middle East just potentially became much more complicated.

The players are almost completely set for France’s 2017 Presidential elections, and the choice seems likely to come down to center-right candidate Francois Fillon and Marine Le Pen, France’s Donald Trump.

Political change coming to Germany? Or more of the same.

A new report concludes that Malaysia Air Flight 17 was brought down by a missile brought into Ukraine from Russia.

A high-level French Court has struck down the ban on the so-called ‘burkini’ adopted by many towns along the French Riviera.

For largely irrational reasons, French police are arresting women on the beach for wearing swimsuits that are compatible with their faith.

A night of terror mars Bastille Day celebrations in France.

A quick succession of events this morning means that Theresa May will become Britain’s Prime Minister far sooner than anticipated.

Regardless of the outcome of the Conservative Party’s leadership race, the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom will be a woman.

Early panic over the Brexit referendum was an overreaction. It’s time for statesmanship.