Outside the Beltway

George Will has come under criticism for pointing out what seems to be an undeniable fact.

If you live in Russia, you’re getting a different version of the story of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17.

Recent polls notwithstanding, Republicans and Democrats remain largely in lockstep when it comes to U.S. policy toward Israel.

Vladimir Putin has become immensely popular in Russia again, and its not hard to figure out why.

Yesterday’s events are likely to be a game changer, but how the game plays out depends largely on how Europe reacts.

Basically, the answer is that nobody really thought there was much of a risk that a plane could be shot down.

Someone took down a Boeing 777 over Ukraine today.

The next phase of Israel’s attack on Hamas has begun.

Another incident involving a Malaysia Airlines 777, but this one could be far more serious.

Health experts are saying we could basically eliminate AIDS, or at least bring it under control, in fifteen years if we do the right things.

The English-speaking and Scandinavian countries are very different.

The various factions in Afghanistan have agreed, at least in principle, to alter the nation’s government as part of a deal to resolve election disputes.

My latest for The National Interest, “Europe’s Free Ride on the American-Defense Gravy Train,” has posted.

Judging by the early results, the so-called “Right To Be Forgotten” recently created by Europe’s highest court is creating more problems than it will solve.

There’s a new round of allegations about American spying on Germany.

Things look to be going from bad to worse in Gaza.

A piece at Foreign Policy provides a chance to give some thought to institutions.

A US-EU free trade zone is a no-brainer. But the devil is in the details.

The First World War played an intriguing role in the birth of the radical Islam we are dealing with today.

How long should we expect people to work?

The justice system works, there’s no need to scrap it.

For some reason, President Obama wants to arm so-called “moderate” Syrian rebels.

Is ISIS about to make the situation in the Levant even worse?

A century later, the shots fired in Sarajevo 100 years ago still echo.

The first three months of the year were worse for the economy than first thought.

While the world watches Ukraine, Central Asia could also be an area where Russia may seek to expand its territory.

Recent events in Iraq have opened up old domestic political arguments in the United States.

Ahmed Abu Kattalah, the alleged ringleader of the September 2012 attack in Benghazi, has been arrested.