Outside the Beltway

What comes next is anyone’s guess.

When the obvious is controversial.

The war in Israel is in danger of expanding.

America’s involvement in the Israeli and Ukrainian war efforts is more than advertised.

Outsiders seem to want the impossible.

The best statement on the complexity of the Israel-Hamas conflict that I have heard/read.

The timing is not auspicious.

A high-stakes move.

It’s . . . complicated.

What does “complete victory” look like?

Ali Qadhi, who led the terrorist attack on Israel last week, has been killed by the IDF. So have fleeing civilians.

The choice is between competing disasters.

Amid warnings of war crimes, no mercy is forthcoming.

The killing goes on.

A roundup of news and opinon.

It is escalating quickly.

The 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur war sees a re-escalation.

Sports fans enjoy watching sports. How much does politics impact that?

An embarrassing photo demonstrates the perils of leading the free world.

Another potential deal that doesn’t address the central issue.

A long-overdue milestone has been reached.

Supply chain disruptions are contributing to crisis for 300 million people.

Does it matter whether she’s a rube or a mastermind?

Bargaining continues amidst poisoning and mass killing.

More brutality from an ostensible US ally.

No casualties, American or otherwise, have been reported.

The Russian leader is isolated and under tremendous pressure.

Pundits like Thomas Friedman struggle with premature prognostication.

What if the “fake news” is really fake news?

The American way of war kills a lot of noncombatants.

The United States and its NATO allies are in a dangerous standoff.

The silly season has commenced a mite early.

A former classmate is going to be one of the US military’s most senior leaders.

Our ostensibly ally is working with our chief adversary against our interests.

A possible murder plot in Colombia embedded into a problematic multi-decade narrative.

A blast from the past.

Humanitarian instincts rightly trumped security concerns.

An unsatisfying first(?) response.

Our last-ditch airstrikes only postpone the inevitable.

Yes, it’s complicated, but it is also time to stop relying on cliches.

President Biden has a second chance to do the right thing.

Iran’s top nuclear facility is offline again.

Stenography is not journalism.

It’s easy if you try.

The fecklessness of U.S. human rights policy in full display.

History has been made in more than one way.

A look back at the last time there was a challenge to a slate of electors.

Tunisia is freer but poorer than it was before Mohamed Bouazizi’s desperate act.

The 46th President’s foreign policy team is taking shape.

The stakes of losing will be catastrophic. Either way.