Outside the Beltway

Some musings on the wrong lessons from a major global event.

If any other president…

The artless deal.

The Russian autocrat may be on the verge of getting what he wants.

A gift for Dear Leader.

The last survivors want us to remember the horrors of nuclear war.

Trump’s One Weird Trick to end the war in Ukraine.

An unusual diplomatic approach.

Where are we with my concerns about the Trump administration?

Team Trump and the DIA assessment of the Iran bombings.

The preliminary DIA assessment has been leaked.

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

Is dropping it on Israel the most likely reason?

The scholar-statesman best known for coining “soft power” has died at 88.

Whether it’s a good policy will depend almost entirely on execution.

Thousands of job cuts are envisioned.

A natural evolution in American foreign policy, albeit a concerning one.

America is getting screwed by playing by the rules it created.

Insights into Trump’s worldview.

Applying rational analysis to attitude and instinct.

A story I thought I’d never see.

A shocking but completely unsurprising development.

But a centrist grand coalition will likely govern.

Trump blames Ukraine for being invaded.

Really, a older, more imperialistic one.

Greenland, Canada, and Panama. Oh my.

The bad guys are having a bad week.

Not to mention impotence.

It’s going to be a long four years.

A fifty-year dictatorship has been ousted. What now?

The cruelty isn’t the point.

Stop me if you have heard this before, but he is unqualified for the job.

The Congressman and Green Beret colonel will head Trump’s national security team.

Trump’s foreign policy team is taking shape.

My concerns about a second Trump administration.

An oft-told tale turns out to be bullshit.

Trump’s second term would be much worse than his first.

A relatively strong performance doesn’t change the narrative.

The President’s demand that Democrats shut up and rally behind him is going unheeded.

His party got destroyed in EU elections, so he’s doubling down.

The Russian autocrat is emboldened.

It’s more than competition but less than war.

Are we avoiding facing hard truths?

Yesterday’s New Jersey speech was something to behold.

An interesting analysis by The Economist.

A win for the good guys and a loss for Trump and Putin.

The Western sphere widens.

While the West dithers, Russia is doubling down.

The “courage of the white flag” is a horrible idea.