Outside the Beltway

Less than a week after revealing that the F.B.I. was investigating the Trump campaign regarding ties with Russia, F.B.I. Director James Comey has been fired by President Trump.

The previous discussion continued.

It’s been a bad week for U.S.-Russian relations.

A top Trump campaign adviser was the subject of a FISA warrant for at least part of last year.

More trouble for Lt. General Michael Flynn.

The tiny Balkan nation of Montenegro is set to become the latest member of the NATO alliance despite the fact that there is seemingly no good reason for it.

Republicans are going to find it difficult to distance themselves from Donald Trump.

More evidence of ties between the Trump campaign and Russian interests.

Republicans in Congress are slavishly seeking to divert attention from wrongdoing by Donald Trump, or Russia.

Two big admissions from the Director of the F.B.I. today are likely to lead to real political headaches for the Trump Administration.

A strong pick for what is likely to be an important Ambassadorial position in coming years.

A majority of Americans support appointment of an Independent Counsel to investigate Russian influence in the 2016 election and the Trump’s campaign’s ties to Russia, but we should be careful before taking this step.

Another day, another round of reports about contacts with Russian officials and people close to President Trump.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions apparently misled Senators when asked about his contact with Russian officials.

The story about the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia didn’t start with Michael Flynn, and it isn’t going to end with his resignation.

Could National Security Adviser Michael Flynn be the first to go under Trump?

Impeachment fantasies are the new EC fantasy.

Ambassador Karlov is mostly likely not a modern day Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

Republicans sure have changed their mind about Vladimir Putin.

A controversial member of George W. Bush’s foreign policy team is up for a post in Donald Trump’s State Department.

The head of the biggest energy company in the world is reportedly Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of State.

New information raises serious questions about the integrity of the 2016 elections, and about Donald Trump and his supporters.

Last night’s debate, sadly, lived down to my expectations.

For better or worse, the third Presidential debate will largely be remembered for one thing.

The reputation of the US matters in global affairs.

Donald Trump’s admiration and praise for the dictatorial leader of Russia should be sufficient reason to disqualify him from being President of the United States.

Donald Trump’s strange relationship with reality continues to come to light,

Donald Trump suggests Russia engage in espionage to help his Presidential campaign.0

Voters in the United Kingdom are headed to the polls in a vote that will have widespread consequences.

The rise of Trump and Sanders has resurrected a debate as old as Western civilization.

A treasure trove of documents from a law firm in Panama could prove problematic for a large group of international leaders.

To the surprise of many, Russia’s President announced that Russia would begin winding down its six month old intervention in Syria.

Donald Trump loves the fact that he’s being praised by an autocratic dictator.

Russian President Vladimir Putin had some praise for Donald Trump of all people.

Some analysts are already suggesting that Russia’s two month old intervention in Syria is becoming a quagmire. That seems to be a premature judgment, but it’s not accomplishing much more than anything the West is doing.

NATO is extending full membership to the tiny nation of Montenegro, and there doesn’t seem to be a good reason why they’re doing it.

The British Parliament has approved expansion of that countries airstrikes into Syria, but it’s unclear just how much of an impact that will have on the ground.

France’s President has spent the week trying to forge and agreement on an anti-ISIS policy, but the two nations that matter the most also disagree the most.

Tensions between Russia and Turkey remain high in the wake of yesterday’s incident, but there are some signs that things are starting to cool down.

A potentially big complication in an already complicated situation.

Paradoxically, the children of affluent parents are less happy than those of the poor.

Seemingly disproving yet another round of predictions of his imminent demise, Donald Trump continues to dominate the race for the Republican nomination.

In the wake of the attacks in Paris, there’s a strong impulse to do “something,” but that doesn’t mean we should do something utterly foolish. And a no-fly zone would be utterly foolish.

The investigation continues, but the consensus seems to be growing that Metrojet 9268 was taken out by a bomb.

Republicans have apparently gone insane.

President Obama came to office inheriting the legacy of one unnecessary war, and another that had faded from memory. He will leave office with Iraq and Syria in crisis, Europe uneasy, Yemen and Libya unstable breeding grounds for terrorism, and China doing whatever it is they’re doing.

Another day, another military escalation in the Middle East.