Outside the Beltway

As American forces retreat, Russia and Turkey are dividing up northern Syria like,well,a turkey.

ISIS is quickly taking advantage of the abrupt American withdrawal from northern Syria.

Justin Trudeau lost his majority but will still hold on to power in Canada, the question is how long it will last.

So far at least, Elizabeth Warren is not doing a good job of articulating her foreign policy positions. That needs to change if she’s going to be a serious candidate.

As the vultures continue to circle above the White House, the President continues to lash out.

His letter to Erdogan.

Turkish forces advance, American forces retreat, the Kurds seek new allies, and Syria and Russia come out the winners.

Thinking about support for Trump and considering how recent events may influence that support.

With just over two weeks to go until the deadline, the status of Brexit is entirely unclear.

This year’s Nobel Peace Prize Laureate comes from a part of the world that most people almost never think about.

A star NBA general manager may lose his job for expressing American values.

The United States is withdrawing its small force from Northern Syria, clearing the way for a Turkish invasion that will likely
aim to wipeout the Kurdish forces in the region.

From manufacturing to trade, the negative impact of Trump’s tariffs is becoming quite apparent.

It’s been one year since Jamal Khashoggi walked into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, never to be seen in public again. We are no closer to justice in his case than we were a year ago.

An empty column with a seed of one good point buried in a bunch of nothing.

More on rules and how they matter (plus issues of representation).

Just so we all know it isn’t just the US suffering a crisis of leadership…

The real crime is what’s legal.

Jacques Chirac, who served two terms as President of France and was a strong opponent of the Iraq War, has died.

With election results showing his Likud Party falling short of a majority, Benjamin Netanyahu is joining his chief rival in vallsfor a unity government. Getting there would be complicated, though,

Well that didn’t take long.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, already facing a rough re-election battle is now dealing with a blackface controversy.

President Trump has named his fourth National Security Adviser in less than three years.

As many expected, the initial returns from the Israeli elections are too close to call.

As the Saudis continue to evaluate the impact of the weekend attack on a major oil facility, the Trump Administration tones down the anti-Iran rhetoric just a bit.

While the world continues to evaluate the impact of Saturday’s attack on a Saudi oil facility, tensions in the Persian Gulf are increasing.

Houthi rebels in Yemen have claimed responsibility for a massive attack on an important Saudi oil facility.

Faced with an election next week, Israel’s Prime Minister is pushing a settlement plan that would be an utter disaster.

At least in official government documents, Japan will return to the tradition Asian style of placing the surname before an individuals given name.

For Donald Trump, the Presidency has been nothing but a get richer quick scam.

Robert Mugabe led a nation to independence only to become a dictator who destroyed its economy, has died at the age of 95.

The so-called “rebel alliance’ in the House of Commons continues to stack up wins against British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, but Johnson could still win in the end.

President Trump’s newest tariffs went into effect over the weekend. They’re going to hurt.

Indonesia is beginning an ambitious program to move its capital city. Because the current capital of Jakarta is sinking.

The reaction to Boris Johnson’s move to suspend Parliament to force a hard Brexit is mostly negative, but there appears to be little that can be done to stop it.

Iowa Congressman Steve King finds himself low on campaign cash and with virtually no support from his party.

President Trump continues to have an odd obsession with nuclear weapons.

In this case, Rich Lowry’s.

Donald Trump isn’t just admiring dictators now, he’s acting like one.

And what a week it has been.

President Trump’s hand-picked Federal Reserve Chairman is stating the blindingly obvious about the ongoing trade war, so of course the President labeled him an enemy.

Republicans from around the country want Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to run for Senate in Kansas. Because they’re afraid they can’t win without him.

Another day, another Trump temper tantrum.

A new poll shows solid support for free trade and opposition to the President’s tariffs, suggesting strongly that Trump is losing the public relations battle on this issue.

This timeline is just so weird.

President Trump is delaying implementation of his recently announced tariffs on Chinese goods.

Economic analysts are growing increasingly worried that the President’s trade war could push the world economy into recession, and take the American economy along with it.

It looks as if Boris Johnson’s government could be looking to call for a snap election to he held in the immediate aftermath of Brexit.

Thanks to a ruling by the Puerto Rican Supreme Court, the island Commonwealth has its third Governor in less than a week.