Outside the Beltway

Being nice at dinner is easy.

A natural evolution in American foreign policy, albeit a concerning one.

Will the Netanyahu government double down on its weakening of Iran?

The ineptitude is staggering.

Our leaders are afraid to lead.

It’s still murky but already quite different from the Trump 45 administration’s.

An embarrasing day in US history.

The 47th President is flooding the zone.

Our premier intelligence agency will focus on the Western hemisphere.

Deadlnes make deals.

America’s 39th President, and greatest ex-President, is gone at the ripe old age of 100.

Not to mention impotence.

The fall of the Assad regime is the end of the beginning.

A fifty-year dictatorship has been ousted. What now?

Another setback for Teheran.

Trump is like a child with a new toy.

Another huge blow against Iranian’s regional strategy.

Peace, for a time.

The President-Elect is testing the guardrails early.

First there was the Department of Redundancy Department. Now for something completely different.

The Congressman and Green Beret colonel will head Trump’s national security team.

Trump’s foreign policy team is taking shape.

It sounds the same in the original Russian.

After 29 days . . . a proportionate response.

Closing the barn door after the horse has left.

Has the calculus of either side changed?

Another one bites the dust.

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

Breaking News

US and regional leaders are hoping for a limited operation.

What we know a day later.

A massive Israeli operation. To what end?

Alan Dershowitz is trying to make up his mind.

Massive numbers are taking to the streets in protest.

Another step closer to a regional war.

A Republican columnist is angry that Trump, not Harris, is being seen as the incumbent.

Or more charitably, forgets due to cognitive decline

A bold strike that threatens to escalate a regional war.

The fight has now expanded to a third front.

A shocking development amidst regional turmoil.

Are we avoiding facing hard truths?

The United States has less press freedom than 54 countries. Or does it?

Several glimmers of hope from the Ukraine funding bill.

The AP journalist taken hostage for almost seven years has died.

It was the least they could do.

A set of bills would fund Ukraine, Israel, and other bipartisan priorities while ticking of the MAGA crowd.

Two related questions.

Some initial thoughts.

The dance continues.

The Netanyahu government has few friends.