Outside the Beltway

Mitt Romney is proposing one of the biggest peacetime increases in military spending in U.S. history.

Is the world ready for a post-Kim North Korea?

Does the Romney campaign know the USSR doesn’t exist anymore? Of course they do, but the language they use still means something.

The arrival of Discovery in Washington D.C. has led to another lament about “national greatness.”

Despite their rhetoric, there would be few differences between a Romney Administration and an Obama Administration when it comes to foreign policy.

In reality, it probably doesn’t,

Russia is the most significant geopolitical player actively opposing significant American interests.

Mitt Romney called Russia our “number one geopolitical foe.” Is he right?

For a change, President Obama and not one the Republican contenders to replace him has gotten into trouble for accidentally speaking the truth.

Russia may be getting more involved in the Syrian conflict.

Is the rhetoric in the war of words between the U. S. and Iran ratcheting up?

The differences between the parties when it comes to Iran are far less substantial than the candidate’s rhetoric would suggest.

Arizona’s senior Senator want’s to bomb Syria.

Wait until you hear about Newt Gingrich’s new out of this world idea.

A Washington Post fact check calls this “true but false.”

The problem with Europe may not be the Euro, but the fact that there really aren’t any Europeans.

To Republicans, even thinking about engaging in diplomacy is enough to accuse the President of appeasement.

So, what’s next?

Not surprisingly, the last man to lead the Soviet Union believes we’d be better off if it still existed.

How can we know what happens next in North Korea when we didn’t even know Kim Jong-il had died?

Big news from North Korea.

Time Magazine has chosen “The Protester” as its Person Of The Year. Let the outrage ensue.

Newt Gingrich’s foreign policy vision leaves much to be desired.

We’re hearing the howls of a wounded bear.

We’re running out of excuses.

Occupy Wall Street is not motivated by envy of the rich or even animus towards banks.

Rupert Murdoch’s publishing empire is being rocked by a second scandal, this one a scheme to inflate the circulation figures of the Wall Street Journal.

What’s the logic behind Iran’s alleged plot to commit terrorist attacks inside the United States?

The key to my understanding of Mitt Romney’s foreign policy rollout is the assumption “this is fundamentally a campaign document rather than a governing platform.”

Ahead of his big foreign policy speech, Mitt Romney has unveiled his “Foreign Policy and National Security Advisory Team” which “will assist Governor Romney as he presents his vision for restoring American leadership in the world and securing our enduring interests and ideals abroad.”

Ron Paul is again making the argument that American foreign policy has contributed to terrorism. He’s more right than wrong.