Outside the Beltway

Saudi Arabia’s new King has shaken up the Royal Family, and that could have interesting results.

Far from being a positive, Hillary Clinton’s time as Secretary of State provides ample material for those who would attack her over the next eighteen months.

Pot, meet kettle.

Marco Rubio is often described as one of the GOP’s leaders on foreign policy, but a close look reveals a decided lack of substance.

For months, Ted Cruz said the nomination of Loretta Lynch must be blocked. Then, he failed to show up when the Senate voted on her nomination.

An attack on al Qaeda outposts in January resulted in the death of two hostages, but also resulted in the death of two high value al Qaeda targets.

Chinese analysts are telling their American counterparts that North Korea’s nuclear arsenal is far more sophisticated than previously believed.

The Holocaust was a very atypical case of genocide.

150 years later, Abraham Lincoln continues to inspire us.

Another step forward for U.S.-Cuban relations.

Conditioning an Iranian nuclear deal on recognition of Israel is foolish, unrealistic, and very bad diplomacy.

Some thoughts on a column by Roger Noriega on the Obama administration and Latin America,

Unlike most world leaders, Pope Francis is wiling to call a genocide a genocide.

One freshman Senator seems to think that war with Iran would be easy, just like Republicans used to think that war against Iraq would be easy.

Rand Paul has changed position on several foreign policy issues, but he doesn’t seem to want to talk about it.

Scott Walker’s response to the Iranian nuclear deal is perhaps the most irresponsible so far.

The Iranian nuclear accords are barely 24 hours old and some people have already made up their mind about them.

Talks in Geneva have reached a framework agreement regarding Iran’s nuclear program that, if it’s complied with, appears at first glance to be about the best deal available under the circumstances.

New polling on President Obama’s opening to Cuba is likely to surprise some, and disappoint others.

Trevor Noah will be the next host of The Daily Show. Who’s Trevor Noah? Exactly.

More than ever before, even mild criticism of Israel seems to be verboten among Republicans.

Modern Singapore’s founder passed away at age 91 earlier this week.

America’s longest war continues.

Yet another probable rift between the U.S. and Israel over Iran.

Rand Paul now says he signed the Cotton Letter to strengthen the Administration’s bargaining position.

Ben Carson doesn’t seem to know much about foreign policy or history. And he doesn’t belong on anyone’s list of serious Presidential candidates.

Senate Republicans have done more harm to the goal of stopping Iran from developing nuclear weapons than they have done good.

Do the nonprofit’s foreign donors create a conflict of interest?

By a wide margin Americans think it was wrong of the GOP to invite Israel’s Prime Minister to speak to Congress.

The intrepid foreign correspondent and editor Arnaud de Borchgrave has died, aged 88, of cancer.

ISIS apparently now has a foothold in Libya, and is making inroads in Yemen.

Yet another attack on religious freedom in Europe.

A cease fire deal in Ukraine, but a long term settlement will require compromises from both Moscow and Kiev.

Most in the international relations community are not amused by the president’s National Security Strategy.

President Obama will ask Congress to authorize a war he started six months ago.

My latest for War on The Rocks, “IS OBAMA REAL(IST) CONFUSED?”