Outside the Beltway

Amid warnings of war crimes, no mercy is forthcoming.

The killing goes on.

Our limited attention spans.

A roundup of news and opinon.

It is escalating quickly.

The 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur war sees a re-escalation.

An idea, not a continent.

The tables have turned.

Will taking the war to Moscow change Putin’s calculus?

An increasingly undemocratic regional power is a necessary but unreliable partner.

Germany’s economy is among the worst in the OECD.

He is seeking a new regional consensus.

The trend shows no sign of abating.

Its economic bubble has burst, which may make them more dangerous.

Our pacing threat is hiring military veterans with special skills.

The abaya is now banned as well.

The US government is fighting back, albeit subtly.

The Wagner chief is presumed dead after his plane was shot down.

Xi’s government is taking a drastically different approach to the slowdown.

Yet more leaked intelligence gives a gloomy forecast.

The first of a potential three rounds.

Russian war crimes have made a diplomatic settlement next to impossible.

President Biden has ended a months-long impasse.

The Eurozone is falling further behind the United States.

Turkey’s Erdogan has agreed to drop his objection.

Finally, a rationale that makes sense.

Membership is stalled by more support is coming.

A bad idea fueled by desperation.

The rioting never seems to stop.

And some cable “news” thoughts.

One question answered. Another raised.

Well, that de-escalated quickly.

A stupid move by a crackpot? Or a turning point?

The Biden Administration is pushing for a half measure.

What about Biden?

If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em?

Protests against the governing party signal tensions in advance of fall elections.

Ukraine is heavily censoring foreign media.

After giving a softball interview, he apparently expected one in return.

Sigh.

The US intelligence community and Silicon Valley are warning of a major threat.

The leveling of Bakhmut is the latest Russian atrocity.

A bad idea backed up by worse reasoning.

He’s turned Russia from a G-8 member to an international pariah.

Do we have to pick one?

Debt-trap diplomacy has finally come home to roost.

Normal diplomacy with an abnormal ally.

Leaked intelligence intercepts take us inside the Ukrainian war room.

Don’t get your hopes up.