Outside the Beltway

Sequencing matters.

The heady days of revolution in Egypt have been replaced with the cold light of political reality.

A new ruling from Egypt’s highest court has set in motion a chain of events that could end very badly.

There is a disturbing trend in Western nations toward enforcement of laws against “insulting” religions.

The factors influencing Russian policy in Syria are many, and some of them are quite ancient.

The phrase “American Taliban” is usually off the mark. However, sometimes it is closer to the mark than we might like.

Facts are stubborn things.

Marie Colvin of the Sunday Times and Remi Ochlik of Reuters have become the latest journalists to die reporting on the massacres in Syria.

Yes, the US Constitution has been the most successful such document in human history. That does not mean it is a good template for other countries.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg had some advice on Constitution drafting for Egyptians

Mitt Romney’s view of the ideal relationship between the United States and Israel is, at the very least. quite odd, and, potentially, dangerous.

Censorship or sound business practice?

One year later, Egypt’s revolution remains unfinished.

We, as a country, need to remember that do not hold levers that allow us to move events this way or that

To Republicans, even thinking about engaging in diplomacy is enough to accuse the President of appeasement.

After 3,193 days and more than 4,000 lives, the American war in Iraq is officially at an end.

Time Magazine has chosen “The Protester” as its Person Of The Year. Let the outrage ensue.

A list of international contingencies to worry about in the coming year. Handy as a stocking stuffer!

There’s a little historical revisionism going on on the right.

Current events have underscored who holds political power in Egypt in the post-Mubarak era.

The protesters have returned to Tahrir Square, and so has the violence.

Why we shouldn’t be surprised that police are using tools of violence against protestors.

Cain’s woes continue to mount.

Barack Obama wrote two bestselling memoirs before becoming president. Both of them are hot items at Foggy Bottom.

Protests at least loosely affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement were conducted around the globe yesterday.

A meme is emerging that the Occupy Wall Street protests are America’s version of the Arab Awakening. That meme must die.

President Obama explained his position on the Palestinian statehood resolution today, but one wonders if anyone listened.

Rick Perry’s speech criticizing the President’s policies in the Middle East raised more questions than it answered.

Ron Paul is again making the argument that American foreign policy has contributed to terrorism. He’s more right than wrong.

The U.S. and its allies are calling on Bashar Assad to step down, but there’s little we can do when he says no.

International options with respect to Syria are limited and likely to have little impact on the governments treatment of civilians.

Will the trial of Hosni Mubarak actually change anything?

Yes, China’s GDP growth has been impressive for some time now, but it is not the sole way to understand development.