Outside the Beltway

The enemy of my enemy is still my enemy.

The 21st century’s most brutal conflict and the laws of war.

A disturbing report in the Miami Herald highlights the farce into which this trial has descended.

The London subway was hit by a bomb during the morning rush hour. Authorities are treating it as a terrorist attack.

Another night of terror in the United Kingdom.

A night of carnage and depravity in the United Kingdom.

An apparent terror attack outside Parliament in London.

One of the last survivors of Israel’s founding generation has passed away.

A night of terror mars Bastille Day celebrations in France.

The U.S. is poised to send troops to the front lines of yet another war we have no reason to be involved in.

The “ticking time bomb scenario” is a TV trope and, therefore, is a terrible guide for making policy.

Well, it was nice while it lasted.

Just when it became safe to keep your shoes and tablets on, a new threat to the friendly skies has emerged: toothpaste.

Radical Islamists now dominate the Syrian opposition. And you’re arming them.

Several key members of the Syrian government were killed in a suicide bomb attack today in Damascus.

For years, analysts have worried that Iraq’s tenuous hold on stability would collapse upon the withdrawal of US forces. We’re now watching it happen.

Measuring our progress a decade after the 9/11 attacks