Outside the Beltway

Vladimir Putin’s latest actions seems to have exhausted Germany’s patience.

Vladimir Putin’s reception at the G-20 Summit in Australia has been less than warm thanks to recent events in Ukraine.

The N.F.L. and the British Government are both behind the idea of a franchise in London, but the idea doesn’t really make sense for the league, or the game.

Germany’s new defense minister has promised a more robust role but lacks the ability to back her words with action.

Only one man can say that he has both recorded a jazz album with Lady Gaga and liberated a Nazi death camp.

President Obama is still insisting that his war against ISIS will not require American ground troops. He’s not being honest with the American people.

Iran and the United States are on the same side in the fight against ISIS, whether they like it or not.

The Army brass is worried about its diversity in critical mid-level posts.

Despite the President’s assurances of an international coalition, the rest of the world doesn’t seem all that interested in joining the fight.

Bestiality and prostitution are legal in Denmark. And not just separately.

The United States is, in fact, doing the exact opposite.

A man who brought joy and laughter to millions has ended his own life because he was too depressed to go on.

There are plenty of other factors that help our two major parties retain power.

It’s hard for a party to win four straight presidential elections. The Democrats may pull it off.

What the West does in response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine is largely up to Europe, not the United States.

Yesterday’s events are likely to be a game changer, but how the game plays out depends largely on how Europe reacts.

My latest for The Hill, “America Comes to Soccer,” has posted.

There’s a new round of allegations about American spying on Germany.

Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari took responsibility for the 7-1 loss to Germany.

A piece at Foreign Policy provides a chance to give some thought to institutions.

A US-EU free trade zone is a no-brainer. But the devil is in the details.

The First World War played an intriguing role in the birth of the radical Islam we are dealing with today.

How long should we expect people to work?

The news media of 1914 didn’t see World War One coming, but it’s not clear that we’re any better.

A century later, the shots fired in Sarajevo 100 years ago still echo.

Once again, conservatives demonstrate how little they understand minority voters.

On of the last surviving members of the “Band of Brothers” does it again.

There’s little evidence for the conservative contention that the President has damaged America’s position in the world.

Far right parties are succeeding in Europe because the mainstream parties aren’t offering an alternative.

Parties described as “far right” or “extreme right” have done very well in Europe’s most recent elections.

Is “Finlandization” a viable option for Ukraine?

The USA’s 142-year streak as the world’s largest economy is ending.