Outside the Beltway

A glimmer of hope in Gaza is quickly snuffed out.

The U.S. and Europe have announced a new round of sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis, but it’s not clear that the Russians will be motivated to change course.

Relying on the policies of a man who was President in a very different time is not a substitute for a rational foreign policy.

George Will has come under criticism for pointing out what seems to be an undeniable fact.

Crisis seems to be brewing all over the world, but the American people aren’t persuaded that it’s necessary for the United States to act.

Basically, the answer is that nobody really thought there was much of a risk that a plane could be shot down.

Rick Perry and Rand Paul are highlighting what looks to be a coming battle inside the GOP over foreign policy.

Iraq continues to fall apart.

Is ISIS’s reach about to exceed its grasp?

Is ISIS about to make the situation in the Levant even worse?

One of Washington’s giants has passed away.

The Kentucky Senator and former Vice-President are at the front of a battle that will unfold inside the GOP as we head toward 2016.

Some questions for the Republicans who would be President about the actions of the last Republican President.

Recent events in Iraq have opened up old domestic political arguments in the United States.

If President Obama does decide to use military force in Iraq, he should be required to seek Congressional approval beforehand.

Iraq’s Prime Minister seems to be responding to the uprising in his country in a way guaranteed to make it worse.

Twenty-five years after his seminal “End of History” article, Francis Fukuyama reflects on its legacy.

It’s sure beginning to look like a civil war in Iraq, albeit a rather one sided one at the moment.

Things only seem to be getting worse in Iraq.

Contrary to the oft-repeated slogan, the United States has negotiated with terrorists before. And we will do it again.

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

Petty politics, or valid concerns?

Yet another autiobiography invites public discussion about her accomplishments.

Once again, President Obama’s attempt to communicate a foreign policy vision falls short.

The latest chapter in an all too familiar story.

Two news items yesterday advanced in some small measure the protection of journalists from having to reveal sources under Court Order.

An imperfect timetable, but better than nothing.

Today’s foreign-policy disputes rarely consider the way America’s response to one crisis might affect another.

The last known case of smallpox happened in 1977. Is it time to destroy the virus?

Vladimir Putin wants to put the Internet genie back in the bottle.

Barack Obama is no Jimmy Carter.

Russian invasion or legitimate secessionist movement? And does it matter?

President Obama is rewarding unqualified hacks who raised huge sums for his campaign with ambassadorships.

In case you needed a further reason to dismiss Jerome Corsi (and some general thoughts on what Corsi represents).

Iran has promised to roll back parts of its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief.

After eight years in a coma, Ariel Sharon has passed away.

Dave Weigel has identified “The funniest part of Robert Gates’ very serious new memoir.”

If you’re still not convinced that we lost the war in Iraq, this should settle the argument.

The “good war” no more.

There are many choices in dealing with Iran’s nuclear program there are many choices, but some are better than others.

A new poll finds the American public far less supportive of the idea of the U.S. as the world’s policeman.