Outside the Beltway

Iraqi military forces begin to crack down against Iraqi Kurds after last month’s independence referendum.

Despite the fact that everyone seems to agree that Iran is complying with the nuclear weapons deal, President Trump took steps that will undermine that agreement and do serious damage to American credibility around the world.

Donald Trump continues to be as astoundingly ignorant about the most powerful weapons the U.S. military possesses as he was as a candidate.

Reports are indicating that President Trump will decertify the nuclear weapons deal with Iran. This would be a foolish and potentially dangerous mistake.

Tensions continue to rise between the White House and Foggy Bottom.

Donald Trump is undermining his own Secretary of State’s efforts on North Korea, and he doesn’t seem to care.

The U.S is joining the rest of the world in refusing to recognize the independence referendum conducted by Iraqi Kurds.

Catalonia’s independence referendum is one day away, and nobody seems to know what to expect.

Progress in Saudi Arabia, but there’s still a long way for this backward, discriminatory society to go.

Kurds in Iraq voted overwhelmingly for independence in a non-binding referendum, and the result is threatening to create a new conflict in the Middle East.

The Trump Administration has issued a new travel ban to replace the temporary one that expired late last week, but it still suffers from most of the same defects as its initial efforts.

Angela Merkel was re-elected to a fourth term as German Chancellor as expected, but voters also sent a warning.

Commerce Department figures report a measurable drop in international travel to the United States since the start of 2017.

In a marked departure from previous American Presidents, Donald Trump delivered a highly belligerent speech to the U.N. General Assembly.

The London subway was hit by a bomb during the morning rush hour. Authorities are treating it as a terrorist attack.

The Trump Administration’s effort to impose sanctions against North Korea suffered a significant defeat in the United Nations Security Council.

Absent significant changes, expecting normal diplomatic relationships with the DPRK is a pipe dream.

A key step in the Colombian peace process.

Trump isn’t going to win any regional popularity awards in LA.

More provocative action from North Korea, and another reminder that there are no easy answers to the problems represented by the Kim regime.

At least thirteen dead in an apparent terrorist attack in Spain.

The people who would most immediately be impacted by a war on the Korean peninsula don’t seem quite so concerned. Perhaps we should take a cue from them.

Things are getting far more complicated on the Korean Peninsula. Diplomacy isn’t working, and a military option would most likely lead to disaster.

The President has endorsed a bill that would cut legal immigration in half.

Vice-President Pence is advocating the admission of Georgia into NATO. That would be a bad idea.

Another escalation on the Korean peninsula.

When the Kremlin Says ‘Adoptions,’ It Means ‘Sanctions’

More provocation from Pyongyang.

The FARC have disarmed. Now to the hard part.

Donald Trump’s Presidency is young, but he’s already on track to become the biggest liar ever to occupy the Oval Office.

Foolishly, President Trump is rolling back part of President Obama’s opening to Cuba.

Special Counsel Robert Mueller has a Trump family member in the cross hairs.

The political party formed by French President Emmanuel Macron just about a year ago scored big wins in yesterday’s first round of legislative elections.

Puerto Rican voters voted overwhelmingly for statehood yesterday in a referendum whose legitimacy is being questioned due to boycotts by opposition parties.