Outside the Beltway

On his trip to Hanoi, President announced the latest sign that the Vietnam War is finally something both nations have manged to put behind them.

If Colombia makes peace, the post-conflict era will be rife with challenges.

A journalistic legend has passed away just days after his retirement was officially announced.

An EgyptAir jetliner with 66 on board disappeared from radar just before beginning its decent into Cairo.

Paul Ryan takes himself out of contention as a potential Republican nominee.

One down. How many more to go?

Should we treat terrorists as trolls?

To the surprise of many, Russia’s President announced that Russia would begin winding down its six month old intervention in Syria.

More saber rattling from Pyongyang.

The U.S. is poised to send troops to the front lines of yet another war we have no reason to be involved in.

Two more Republican Governors endorse Donald Trump.

Can anything restrain the North Koreans besides direct action by China? That’s unclear, but the new round of sanctions pending at the U.N. seem unlikely to accomplish much of anything.

The President has another plan to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay. It’s as likely to be well-received on Capitol Hill as all of his other previous plans on this issue.

The futility of US policy towards Cuba is obvious to anyone who gives it even a passingly objective assessment.

The godfather of the Responsibility to Protect doctrine has passed.

Another step forward with regard to the American-Cuban relationship.

Get ready for an expansion of the war against ISIS into Libya, because it’s probably not far away.

China’s economy is still growing, but it’s most recently reported growth rate is slower than the nation has seen in quite some time.

Another hopeful step forward, thanks to diplomacy.

The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola Outbreak that began in 2014 to be officially over.

Ten American sailors detained by Iranian forces late Tuesday were released early today, something that seems to clearly demonstrate the value of diplomacy.

The United States and South Korea are hinting at increased military cooperation in the wake of last week’s North Korean nuclear test.

Experts are casting doubt on North Korea’s claim that it tested a thermonuclear device earlier this week.

The North Koreans claim to have made a major advance in their nuclear weapons program, but there are many reasons to be skeptical.

After more than three decades, the men and women held hostage in Iran for 444 days will receive at least some compensation.

Donald Trump displays some appalling ignorance about an important part of America’s military, but his supporters are unlikely to care.

Marine Le Pen suffered setbacks in the second round of regional voting on Sunday, but the party still seems likely to become more popular in the coming years.

Representatives from 195 nations reached an agreement supposedly devoted to addressing global climate change, but it’s really more hype than anything else.

Some analysts are already suggesting that Russia’s two month old intervention in Syria is becoming a quagmire. That seems to be a premature judgment, but it’s not accomplishing much more than anything the West is doing.

North Korea’s mercurial leader now claims to have thermonuclear weapons, but analysts are saying this is likely braggadocios nonsense.

Donald Trump’s plan to exclude Muslims from the United States is provoking condemnation, and confusion, around the world.

Europe’s anti-immigrant, xenophobic far right scored major victories in France yesterday.