Outside the Beltway

After years of proxy battles, Israel and Iran are on the brink of a direct fight.

US and regional leaders are hoping for a limited operation.

A massive follow-up to the exploding communications devices.

A regional pilot program could be expanding.

Another step closer to a regional war.

A bold strike that threatens to escalate a regional war.

Spoiler: the same people often work at both

They’re apparently ongoing. Who knew?

An odd juxtaposition in the major press.

Cruelty with compound interest.

Weak and presidentialized.

The world’s largest democracy just became more democratic.

There is a strong push inside the administration to allow use of US weapons to strike Russia.

A small, conscript-driven military has very different training and doctrine than ours.

A shocking development amidst regional turmoil.

A Congressionally-mandated report finds “reasonable” evidence but acknowledges limitations.

Is Rafah the breaking point?

There is no obvious better state of the peace acceptable to both parties.

War crime does pay.

Novo Nordisk is worth more than home country’s Denmark annual GDP.

Two related questions.

Some interesting tidbits.

He may be fighting the last war.

A pandemic hangover may be clouding American politics.

The realignment of America’s political parties wasn’t quite what was hoped.

If we’re even bowling at all.

Ezra Klein makes a compelling case.

Cost cutting and the decline of venerable brands.

A credulous report strings together some anedotes and dubious polling.

The switch still doesn’t make sense for most Americans.

Israel and Iran’s proxies are on a collision course.

The 21st century’s most brutal conflict and the laws of war.

He’s at 61 percent disapproval in the lastest Monmouth poll.

The inevitable has happened.

The cease-fire will end. What follows is not at all clear.

It’s likely legal and almost certainly won’t matter.

Tehran-backed forces are routinely shooting at American forces.

An extraordinary look into warning civilians about impending attacks.

The laws of armed conflict aren’t designed for this war.

Hamas continues to cynically manipulate the world’s humanitarian impulses.

Muddled reporting of a messy situation.

A poll on Israeli support.

Outsiders seem to want the impossible.

It’s . . . complicated.

A roundup of news and opinon.

Some people say there’s a reporter to blame.

Why it’s inevitable and what it means.

The mainstream media isn’t and shouldn’t become a counterpart to the right-wing infotainment complex.

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