Outside the Beltway

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.

The opponents of the temporary deal reached in Geneva have been making some ridiculous historical analogies.

Some Members of Congress are talking about pushing a bill imposing new sanction on Iran despite the deal reached in Geneva yesterday.

More bad poll numbers for the President and his party.

We spend more per capita than any other country in the world and yet we are outperformed on a key metric, life expectancy, by a large number of countries

Small steps from both sides in the Iranian nuclear negotiations, but too early to say that we’ve reached a solution.

Thanks largely to France, this weekend’s efforts to reach an interim deal on Iran’s nuclear program fell apart.

Signs of some progress in the talks over Iran’s nuclear weapons program.

Will this new Australian oil discovery shake up world politics?

Is Iran really just one month from producing a nuclear weapon?

Relations between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia seem to have soured in recent years.

Jofi Joseph was unmasked as the obnoxious @NatSecWonk and fired by the White House.

President Obama spoke with Iranian President Rouhani today, the first such contact between the nations in 34 years.

Can differences in media coverage of two unrelated filibusters be explained solely by media bias?

:Like his predecessors, President Obama’s speech last night exaggerated the threat that Syria poses in order to sell his plan to American voters.

President Obama’s plans in Syria are as unclear as they were before he spoke last night.

I’ve been up since 3 am and drinking since 6 pm, so my reaction to a presidential war speech at 9 am may not be the definitive word

“No More Baby Steps,” my first piece for Defense News, has posted.