Outside the Beltway

Having set the region afire, he’s prepared to let others clean up the mess.

STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST, naturally.

Why not both?

Plans are worthless, but planning is everything.

An update from the Commander-in-Chief.

Is no one thinking about the end state?

Are our columnists learning? (I think you know the answer).

More excerpts from excellent columns I’ve read.

Trump’s ongoing revelation of his character.

They were looking for a show to steal. They were fine with contracts that bind. And they were willing to make a deal

Netanyahu will take it.

BREAKING NEWS

A window into White Christian Nationalism (as endorsed by Pete Hegseth!).

I question the timing.

The country’s citizens are enduring power outages while Saudis are making deals for cutting-edge technology.

A snapshot from Saudi Arabia.

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

Trump blames Ukraine for being invaded.

Really, a older, more imperialistic one.

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

Another huge blow against Iranian’s regional strategy.

Peace, for a time.

A massive follow-up to the exploding communications devices.

A bold strike that threatens to escalate a regional war.

Two related questions.

Netanyahu is defying the international community.

But probably won’t.

The game of tit-for-tat continues.

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.

Hamas continues to cynically manipulate the world’s humanitarian impulses.

The war in Israel is in danger of expanding.

What does “complete victory” look like?

A roundup of news and opinon.

The 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur war sees a re-escalation.

If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em?

He’s turned Russia from a G-8 member to an international pariah.

A post about thinking in a comparative way.

Sports fans enjoy watching sports. How much does politics impact that?

An unsavory practice that’s mostly legal.

Some light fundraising whilst waiting for mum to die.

Normalcy is not a bad thing.

An embarrassing photo demonstrates the perils of leading the free world.

The retired general and think tank president is in hot water.

Another potential deal that doesn’t address the central issue.

The real crime is what’s legal.

The West continues to close Moscow off.

More brutality from an ostensible US ally.

No casualties, American or otherwise, have been reported.