Outside the Beltway

The Administration’s decision to stick with the meme that the Benghazi attack was about a movie becomes more puzzling.

My latest for The National Interest, “Insanity on the Iran Question,” posted last evening.

President Obama’s remarks before the United Nations were, at least in one particular part, disappointing.

Thirty four years later, Egyptians are hinting they want to make changes to the first peace treaty between Israel and an Arab nation.

The Obama Administration’s response to the protests in the Muslim world has been entirely wrongheaded.

The President’s poll lead has shrunk, but there are still signs of trouble for Mitt Romney.

With Mitt Romney and Barack Obama basically saying the same things about foreign policy, it’s time to take a look at an alternative.

The reported Romney “reboot” doesn’t look very impressive.

The Romney campaign infighting is becoming public.

The Romney campaign’s critique of the President’s foreign policy record is weak, and based on bad history.

For the fourth day, American and other embassies became the focus of mass protests in many Muslim nations.

The Romney campaign is doubling down on bizarre foreign policy pronouncements.

Three new state polls show that Mitt Romney’s path to victory continues to narrow.

If the United States and Egypt were Facebook friends, their relationship status would be “It’s Complicated.”

President Obama gave an honest, nuanced answer to a complex question. So, of course, he’s taking it back.

One Professor suggests we sacrifice yet more of our freedom in the wake of the embassy protests in the Middle East.

The career of Larry Schwartz, who is the Counselor for Public Affairs at the US Embassy in Cairo, is over.

A PAO named Larry Schwartz issued yesterday’s infamous statement against the explicit orders of his superiors.

Mitt Romney’s initial response to the attacks in Egypt and Libya displayed a tendency to jump the gun rather than wait for the facts.

A day of protests over a film nobody has ever heard of has lead to the death of the U.S. Ambassador to Libya.

In another sign that things may not be going so well between Washington and Jerusalem, President Obama will not be meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu when he’s in the United States.

Jimmy Carter’s ex-presidency has lasted the equivalent of 26 Iranian hostage crises.

An attack on Iran’s nuclear program would be far more complicated than a one-off attack.

Another platform controversy?

General Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, sent a message to Israel last week.

A new IAEA report may make an Israeli strike on Iran in the near future more likely than it has ever been.

Condoleeza Rice’s first trip onto the political stage was very successful last night. Where will she go from here?

Chamake Mauriene reveals America’s secret to world domination in Pravda.

Jon Huntsman calls for an end to “unforced errors in immigration policy.”

To much fanfare, President Obama announced a shift in Afghan War policy in December 2009. There’s little evidence it’s worked.