Outside the Beltway

Tim Pawlenty’s foreign policy speech shows him siding with the hawks, and joining in the neocon distortion of Reagan’s legacy.

Rick Perry makes a valid point about bringing the economy back to Biblical principles.

Are you better off than you were four years ago?

Remember Egypt?

While President Obama has had some amusing gaffes on his trip to London, including getting the year wrong in the guest book and an awkward toast to the Queen, his speech to Parliament today hit all the right notes.

I get the impression that a lot of people don’t even know what “the 1967 borders” are or why they tend to be considered the logical point of departure for any type of peace negotiations.

A summary of the status of the “Arab Spring” uprisings with links to news coverage and commentary.

President Obama doubled down in his speech before this year’s AIPAC conference. Why he did so only he understands.

Once again, an American President thinks he can bring peace to the Middle East.

Sunday’s announcement of the death of Osama bin Laden was the latest example of how Twitter has become the go-to source for “Breaking News.”

The question of how the world’s most wanted man could’ve hidden in plain sight in Pakistan continues to be asked.

The NYT says it’s time for U. S. advisers and military air traffic controllers on the ground in Libya.

Francis Fukuyama: “In the developed world, we take the existence of government so much for granted that we sometimes forget how difficult it was to create.”

The re-emergence of Obama foreign policy advisor Samantha Power to prominence has brought critics to the forefront

President Obama has pledged no slaughter and no ground troops for Libya. He may well be forced to pick one.

Ten days after sending American forces into kinetic military action in Libya, President Obama addressed the nation to explain “what we’ve done, what we plan to do, and why this matters to us.”

The uneasy coalition that coalesced around action in Libya will be strained by decisions to come.

Egyptian voters have approved amendments to Egypt’s constitution.

U.S. officials are making clear that the current mission in Libya may not lead to the end of Muammar Gaddafi’s rule. If that’s the case, then why are we there in the first place?

Did President Obama pull off a diplomatic masterstroke? Or is he muddling through?

The Obama Administration is asking the U.N. Security Council to authorize direct military intervention in Libya. The question is, why now?

Who wants that job? (And is willing to work that hard to get it?)

Establishing a no-fly zone in Libya won’t stop the Civil War, and it’s likely to draw the United States further into a conflict that it needs to stay out of.

Intervening to “help” the Libyan revolt is very tempting, but it’s a temptation we ought to resist.

Wouldn’t we be better off offering besieged rules exile in relative comfort in exchange for graceful exits?

The uprisings in the Arab world have led some to suggest that the Middle East isn’t “ready” to be free. They’re wrong.

Egypt takes another step towards constitutional reform.

Is Saudi Arabia the next domino to fall in the Middle East? The Royal family is hoping that money will be enough to make sure that doesn’t happen.

The Constitutional Reform Commitee has finished its work and will report its recommendations to the military.

Calls are coming from both sides of the aisle for the U.S. to do “something” about the situation in Libya. It would be better if we didn’t get involved.