Outside the Beltway

A massacre is about to unfold “a stone’s throw” from Turkey’s border.

Sweden is set to recognize Palestine as an independent state.

Corporal Jordan Spears died in a V-22 accident in operations against the Islamic State.

Closing down international air travel won’t stop Ebola from becoming a bigger public health threat.

Apparently, the buck doesn’t stop in the Oval Office these days.

The Khorasan Group is, functionally, al Qaeda. Or is it?

The Administration’s policy in the President’s war against ISIS has no coherent plan, and that virtually guarantees escalation.

The former Virginia Senator is talking about running for President.

A member of FIFA’s inner circle says Qatar won’t be hosting the 2022 World Cup after all.

President Obama is still insisting that his war against ISIS will not require American ground troops. He’s not being honest with the American people.

President Obama hits new job approval lows, while the GOP seems poised for success in November,

Everyone knows that Israel has had nuclear weapons for decades. Don’t tell anyone—it’s a secret.

Iran and the United States are on the same side in the fight against ISIS, whether they like it or not.

Despite the President’s assurances of an international coalition, the rest of the world doesn’t seem all that interested in joining the fight.

The Global War on Terror isn’t over after all.

If the President is going to increase American involvement in the Middle East, he needs to address some fundamental questions first.

Is the West next in ISIS’s crosshairs?

A major escalation.

Dispelling a rising myth,

Iraq’s problems cannot be fixed by the United States.

President Obama doesn’t seem to have any idea what he wants to do in Iraq.

The war in Gaza seems to be winding down, but the underlying issues remain.

A glimmer of hope in Gaza is quickly snuffed out.

The Israeli public if overwhelmingly behind the war in Gaza, and that means it will probably continue for awhile.

A new poll shows that Americans are divided over Israel’s actions in Gaza, but this most likely will not impact relations between the two countries.

Hopes for a temporary respite in the Gaza conflict faded away today.

Relying on the policies of a man who was President in a very different time is not a substitute for a rational foreign policy.

George Will has come under criticism for pointing out what seems to be an undeniable fact.

Recent polls notwithstanding, Republicans and Democrats remain largely in lockstep when it comes to U.S. policy toward Israel.

The next phase of Israel’s attack on Hamas has begun.

Things look to be going from bad to worse in Gaza.

The First World War played an intriguing role in the birth of the radical Islam we are dealing with today.

The justice system works, there’s no need to scrap it.

For some reason, President Obama wants to arm so-called “moderate” Syrian rebels.

Is ISIS about to make the situation in the Levant even worse?

A century later, the shots fired in Sarajevo 100 years ago still echo.

The first three months of the year were worse for the economy than first thought.