Outside the Beltway

Shooting down cheap drones with expensive missiles is problematic in more ways than one.

An oft-misunderstood legal principle.

It’s not an unprecedented stance.

A very different way to run a railroad.

Where are we with my concerns about the Trump administration?

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

The newest Executive Order.

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

Unequal treatment for senior officials is the norm, like it or not.

The unsurprising response to the Signal debacle.

The ineptitude is staggering.

US and regional leaders are hoping for a limited operation.

Or more charitably, forgets due to cognitive decline

A bold strike that threatens to escalate a regional war.

The fight has now expanded to a third front.

Two related questions.

But humans made all the decisions that matter.

Another escalation in the longstanding “shadow war.”

It’s what we do. I mean this is what we do.

The Secretary of Defense has outlined the parameters.

The enemy of my enemy is still my enemy.

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.