Outside the Beltway

Recent events in Iraq have opened up old domestic political arguments in the United States.

Iraq is falling apart for reasons that have nothing to do with President Obama or his policies.

It’s sure beginning to look like a civil war in Iraq, albeit a rather one sided one at the moment.

The Iraqi government seems to be panicking.

Contrary to the oft-repeated slogan, the United States has negotiated with terrorists before. And we will do it again.

More problems for the planned 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Yet another autiobiography invites public discussion about her accomplishments.

Different name, same result in Egypt.

Diplomatic word games.

Open mouth, insert foot.

Middle East peace talks are apparently in such bad shape that the U.S. is thinking of releasing Jonathan Pollard as an incentive to Israel.

The Pentagon wants to continue receiving special war funding well into peacetime.

There are lots of different ways of looking at the situation in Ukraine—historical, game theoretical, and interpersonal perspectives.

Most Americans now see America’s decade of war as a failure.

Former Utah governor and ambassador to China Jon Huntsman succeeds Chuck Hagel.

Iran has promised to roll back parts of its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief.

After eight years in a coma, Ariel Sharon has passed away.

While I concur with the “intent, justice, legality, and morality” of the decision, I nonetheless oppose it.

There are many choices in dealing with Iran’s nuclear program there are many choices, but some are better than others.

Legendary Italian auto maker Bugatti is discontinuing the Veyron and needs to remove the remaining inventory at the ridiculously low price of $1.3 million.

The opponents of the temporary deal reached in Geneva have been making some ridiculous historical analogies.

Some Members of Congress are talking about pushing a bill imposing new sanction on Iran despite the deal reached in Geneva yesterday.

Small steps from both sides in the Iranian nuclear negotiations, but too early to say that we’ve reached a solution.

Thanks largely to France, this weekend’s efforts to reach an interim deal on Iran’s nuclear program fell apart.

Signs of some progress in the talks over Iran’s nuclear weapons program.

Was Arafat poisoned? A new report raises some questions, but answers none of them conclusively.

The Syrian regime has declared its ability to make chemical weapons destroyed.

Relations between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia seem to have soured in recent years.

If the Syrian civil war is like other civil wars, it’s not ending any time soon.

The U.S. sends a mostly weak signal to the Egyptian military.