Outside the Beltway

He becomes the first French ex-head of state to be jailed since Marshal Pétain.

The public is much less concerned than you are.

The seemingly inevitable next step.

A long exposé misses the mark.

Where are we with my concerns about the Trump administration?

This phase seems to be over. [Or maybe not!]

Thinking about possible outcomes.

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

Deadlnes make deals.

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

Another setback for Teheran.

Another huge blow against Iranian’s regional strategy.

Peace, for a time.

Of leopards and faces.

My concerns about a second Trump administration.

Has the calculus of either side changed?

They won’t tell you who’s going to be President. They’re still useful.

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.

The Israeli military says they got their man after years of intelligence collection.

The leading scholar on the subject dissents.

A massive follow-up to the exploding communications devices.

A massive Israeli operation. To what end?

Massive numbers are taking to the streets in protest.

A bold strike that threatens to escalate a regional war.

The fight has now expanded to a third front.

The war cabinet is gone. He now owns the war completely.

Joy of four returned safe is mixed with the reality of scores of dead Palestinians.

A small, conscript-driven military has very different training and doctrine than ours.

A shocking development amidst regional turmoil.

Are we avoiding facing hard truths?

Is Rafah the breaking point?

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

Two related questions.

People around the world are more skeptical about governing institutions.

The Netanyahu government has few friends.

Another escalation in the longstanding “shadow war.”

The inevitable response to attacks on international shipping.

Israel and Iran’s proxies are on a collision course.

The BBC’s security correspondent thinks so.

The inevitable has happened.

World opinion and American opinion diverge significantly.

A bureaucratic nightmare.

Tehran-backed forces are routinely shooting at American forces.

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

The war in Israel is in danger of expanding.

A high-stakes move.

It’s . . . complicated.