Outside the Beltway

A controversial member of George W. Bush’s foreign policy team is up for a post in Donald Trump’s State Department.

The players are almost completely set for France’s 2017 Presidential elections, and the choice seems likely to come down to center-right candidate Francois Fillon and Marine Le Pen, France’s Donald Trump.

Neither President Obama nor Vice-President Biden will attend Fidel Castro’s funeral.

One of the Cold War era’s last dictators has finally died.

As America prepares for a Presidential transition, an old conflict with a history of turning dangerous rears its head.

Political change coming to Germany? Or more of the same.

A controversial retired General has been tapped to be President-Elect Trump’s top White House foreign policy voice.

Donald J. Trump will be the 45th President of the United States.

A drought that began when Theodore Roosevelt was President has finally come to an end.

Today Colombians got to the polls to vote in a plebiscite on the FARC peace accord.

The reputation of the US matters in global affairs.

A new report concludes that Malaysia Air Flight 17 was brought down by a missile brought into Ukraine from Russia.

The United States and Russia have reached an agreement to end fighting in Syria, but it seems unlikely to succeed given that it doesn’t involve the parties actually doing the fighting.

North Korea continues to advance its nuclear program but it’s unclear what anyone can do about it.

John McCain is bidding for a sixth term in office, with a challenge from the right in tomorrow’s primary and Donald Trump at the top of the ticket in November.

A high-level French Court has struck down the ban on the so-called ‘burkini’ adopted by many towns along the French Riviera.

For largely irrational reasons, French police are arresting women on the beach for wearing swimsuits that are compatible with their faith.

A true, albeit largely anonymous, hero of humanity has passed away.

A majority of her non-government visitors coincidentally donated to her nonprofit.

Donald Trump’s strange relationship with reality continues to come to light,

Donald Trump started out his campaign by telling us that the American dream is dead, and he returned to those dark and pessimistic themes in his acceptance speech last night.00

A night of terror mars Bastille Day celebrations in France.

A quick succession of events this morning means that Theresa May will become Britain’s Prime Minister far sooner than anticipated.

Regardless of the outcome of the Conservative Party’s leadership race, the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom will be a woman.

Early panic over the Brexit referendum was an overreaction. It’s time for statesmanship.

The wave of Ramadan attacks continues, including a strike near the second holiest site in Islam.

A third major terrorist attack inside of a week.

A man who survived great horrors to become a tireless witness for truth and advocate for human rights has passed away.

A third major ISIS-inspired or planned attack in three weeks.

A massive attack hits Istanbul’s airport.