Outside the Beltway

The son of a former Israeli Prime Minister proposes an utterly insane idea.

Has Petraeus provided the basic explanation for the administration’s immediate responses to Benghazi?

The conflict between Israel and Hamas appears to be heading in one unfortunate direction.

Two years ago, Polish President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others were killed in a plane crash in Russia. A new report has “traces of explosives” in the debris.

One of the few areas of disagreement was how big our military should be.

First in a series of posts looking at the substance of the final presidential debate, ostensibly about foreign policy.

The candidate’s meet for one last time tonight to talk about some of the most important issues in the world.

American politicians are using China as a scapegoat for America’s problems.

President Obama is keeping the conflict in Syria at arms length. That’s a good idea.

The worst elements among the Syrian rebels seem to be the ones getting the arms.

My latest for The National Interest, “Why NATO Should Have Won the Nobel,” is out.

The argument that the United States should start assisting the rebellion in Syria has many flaws.

One of Mitt Romney’s own supporters didn’t like his foreign policy speech very much.

Mitt Romney’s speech at VMI today was billed as a major foreign policy address, but it was incredibly light on substance.

Turkey’s military has attacked Syria several times since Syrian forces shelled a Turkish village.

Iran’s currency has collapsed and there are riot police in the streets of Teheran. It appears the sanctions may just be working after all.

22 years ago today, I was battalion duty officer for the 1/27 Field Artillery in Babenhausen in what, a few hours earlier, was West Germany.

Where’s the beef?

Questions about why the Obama administration pretended the attacks on our Embassy in Libya were a spontaneous reaction to a video rather than a coordinated terrorist attack are gaining steam.

Because some things are worth reinforcing.

My latest for The New Republic, “America’s Scandalous Drone War Goes Unmentioned in the Campaign,” is out.