Outside the Beltway

Would a formal guarantee of Israel’s security deter Iran from whatever nuclear weapons development program it has?

Recent comments from Russian officials suggest that the nation may be preparing to cut its longtime ally loose.

After an independent investigation blasted State Department leadership for lax security in Benghazi, three officials have resigned.

NATO has agreed to deploy Patriot missiles along the Turkey-Syria border to protect Turkish airspace and territory, while making clear no escalation is intended.

The son of a former Israeli Prime Minister proposes an utterly insane idea.

The conflict between Israel and Hamas appears to be heading in one unfortunate direction.

One of the few areas of disagreement was how big our military should be.

First in a series of posts looking at the substance of the final presidential debate, ostensibly about foreign policy.

President Obama is keeping the conflict in Syria at arms length. That’s a good idea.

The worst elements among the Syrian rebels seem to be the ones getting the arms.

The argument that the United States should start assisting the rebellion in Syria has many flaws.

One of Mitt Romney’s own supporters didn’t like his foreign policy speech very much.

Mitt Romney’s speech at VMI today was billed as a major foreign policy address, but it was incredibly light on substance.

Turkey’s military has attacked Syria several times since Syrian forces shelled a Turkish village.

Iran’s currency has collapsed and there are riot police in the streets of Teheran. It appears the sanctions may just be working after all.

Where’s the beef?

Questions about why the Obama administration pretended the attacks on our Embassy in Libya were a spontaneous reaction to a video rather than a coordinated terrorist attack are gaining steam.

My latest for The National Interest, “Insanity on the Iran Question,” posted last evening.

Thirty four years later, Egyptians are hinting they want to make changes to the first peace treaty between Israel and an Arab nation.

The Obama Administration’s response to the protests in the Muslim world has been entirely wrongheaded.

The President’s poll lead has shrunk, but there are still signs of trouble for Mitt Romney.

With Mitt Romney and Barack Obama basically saying the same things about foreign policy, it’s time to take a look at an alternative.

The reported Romney “reboot” doesn’t look very impressive.

The Romney campaign infighting is becoming public.

The Romney campaign’s critique of the President’s foreign policy record is weak, and based on bad history.