Outside the Beltway

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.

Pondering lack of US interest in our friends to the south.

The President didn’t want to hear about bad behavior from Moscow, so he wasn’t told.

President Erdogan is playing a dangerous game.

Looking back to a story from 2018.

Speaking of xenophobia.

The chief diplomat of the United States isn’t very diplomatic (nor informative).

Claims by the President and Defense Department about the Iranian response to the Soleimani raid were untrue.

More on presidential nonsense with a brief diversion into blogging philosophy.

A bold new plan for security in the Middle East.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has decided against running for Senator Kansas, decision that could force the GOP to defend an otherwise safe seat.

In response to the American assassination of a top General, Iran has announced the end of yet more restrictions imposed by the 2015 nuclear deal.

The assassination of a top Iranian official on a visit to Baghdad is having the expected negative impact on our relationship with Iraq and the fight against ISIS.

Despite Pompeo’s assurances, we are already seeing consequences for the Suleimani killing.

An American drone strike has taken out the head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, a move likely to significantly increase tensions across the Middle East.

Amid protests over American airstrikes, the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad has become a target.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu easily survived a challenge for leadership of the Likud Party.