Outside the Beltway

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

One year later, Egypt’s revolution remains unfinished.

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

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

Yesterday’s encounter between Jon Huntsman and Newt Gingrich was less than it could have been.

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.

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

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.

Will the trial of Hosni Mubarak actually change anything?

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