Outside the Beltway

Absent significant changes, expecting normal diplomatic relationships with the DPRK is a pipe dream.

At a time when our alliance is more important than ever, President Trump is responding by attacking our ally.

More provocative action from North Korea, and another reminder that there are no easy answers to the problems represented by the Kim regime.

President Trump’s Afghanistan policy sounds awfully familiar, and it’s likely to lead to the same results.

Things are getting far more complicated on the Korean Peninsula. Diplomacy isn’t working, and a military option would most likely lead to disaster.

The President has endorsed a bill that would cut legal immigration in half.

Another escalation on the Korean peninsula.

More provocation from Pyongyang.

Donald Trump has been President for nearly four months, but has yet to name Ambassadorial picks for many slots including several important posts.

Another provocative move by North Korea.

North Korea is pushing back against increased pressure from China over its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs.

The North Koreans failed to successfully test a longer-range missile again yesterday, but tensions on the Korean Peninsula seem destined to increase in any case.

North Korea is threatening another nuclear test, the United States is threatening retaliation, and China is warning of a ‘gathering storm’ on the Korean Peninsula.

Donald Trump seems to be surprised that being President requires actual work.

Has China finally had enough of North Korea?

A warning to North Korea.

More stepping back from free trade and the established global economic order.

Trump’s attempt to fix the balance of trade will almost surely end up leaving us all worse off.

Reports indicate that President Trump will seek to increase military spending. We don’t need to, and we can’t really afford it.

The apparent assassination of Kim Jong-Un’s eldest brother has raised red flags in China.

North Korean Intrigue…….

Two Republican Senators are introducing legislation that would result in drastic reductions in the number of people allowed into the country legally.

In a closer than normal vote for the position, Rex Tillerson has been confirmed as Secretary of State.

The reality of global climate change made itself evident again in 2016.

In a break with President-Elect Trump, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan said Congress would block any effort to increase tariffs.

Concepts, basic applications, and even a bibliography! Merry Festivus, everyone.

Donald Trump says he will ‘leave his business,’ but is providing very few details and continuing to leave the impression that he will enter office with more conflicts of interest than any previous President in American history.

Defying the odds and the polls, Donald Trump triumphed over Hillary Clinton to become the 45th President of the United States.

North Korea continues to advance its nuclear program but it’s unclear what anyone can do about it.

North Korea conducts yet another nuclear weapons test, and it’s unclear what anyone can do to stop them.

A Trump surrogate warns of a “taco truck on every corner” if Trump loses. That sounds like more of a promise than a threat if you ask me.

Despite being much more conveniently located for viewers in the United States, viewership for the just-concluded Olympics were the lowest they’ve been in sixteen years.

President Obama will leave office as the first two term President who presided over eight years of war. It didn’t start with him and it won’t end with him.

My latest for The National Interest has posted.

A third major ISIS-inspired or planned attack in three weeks.

The most underrated superstar of this era has passed a special milestone, albeit with a big asterisk.

Donald Trump has insinuated that President Obama is not fighting the War On Terror aggressively because he somehow identifies with terrorists.

Concerns about the Zika Virus are leading some doctors to call for the 2016 Summer Olympics to be moved or postponed.

President Obama’s visit to Hiroshima left just the impression it should have.

On his trip to Hanoi, President announced the latest sign that the Vietnam War is finally something both nations have manged to put behind them.

The rise of Trump and Sanders has resurrected a debate as old as Western civilization.

Michael Bloomberg announced today that he’s not running for President, but he came awfully close to getting into the race.

More saber rattling from Pyongyang.

The United States and South Korea are hinting at increased military cooperation in the wake of last week’s North Korean nuclear test.

Experts are casting doubt on North Korea’s claim that it tested a thermonuclear device earlier this week.