Outside the Beltway

The Western sphere widens.

It was the least they could do.

Two related questions.

People around the world are more skeptical about governing institutions.

The dance continues.

But humans made all the decisions that matter.

The Netanyahu government has few friends.

Another escalation in the longstanding “shadow war.”

The 2000 Democratic Vice Presidential nominee turned maverick is gone at 82.

The perils of speaking loudly while carrying a small stick.

The “interference with the administration of justice” enhancement was wrongly applied.

The country music singer was 62.

It’s what we do. I mean this is what we do.

The Secretary of Defense has outlined the parameters.

The Piano Man is back with a new song.

The game of tit-for-tat continues.

The inevitable response to attacks on international shipping.

A truly weird story.

A misleading survey result.

The BBC’s security correspondent thinks so.

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

Those seeking to escape the global south are facing resistance from DC to London to Paris.

World opinion and American opinion diverge significantly.

Article 99 meets Catch-22.

Tehran-backed forces are routinely shooting at American forces.

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

A poll on Israeli support.

It’s quite the week for politicians with generic names nobody has ever heard of.

The war in Israel is in danger of expanding.

America’s involvement in the Israeli and Ukrainian war efforts is more than advertised.

The best statement on the complexity of the Israel-Hamas conflict that I have heard/read.

A competent leader versus a lunatic would seem an easy choice. Alas.

A high-stakes move.

It’s . . . complicated.

What does “complete victory” look like?

Our limited attention spans.

Congress is doing something, at least.

Hasan Minhaj is a serial liar. Does it matter?

The longtime politician and statesman is gone at 75.

There has been a steady decline the last five years.

Today’s youth cohort might actually vote.

They’re angry and yet having a good time.

Is America’s military capable of fighting the next war?

After giving a softball interview, he apparently expected one in return.

He’s likely to make heads explode.

The would-be President is floundering as he tries to position himself.

As memory of the Cold War fades, so does support for American primacy.

Many in the Global South see the war very differently than we in the West.

President Biden’s dangerous gambit seems to have succeeded.

A natural disaster has compounded a man-made one.