Outside the Beltway

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

World opinion and American opinion diverge significantly.

Tehran-backed forces are routinely shooting at American forces.

The war in Israel is in danger of expanding.

America’s involvement in the Israeli and Ukrainian war efforts is more than advertised.

A wrongheaded if longstanding position.

A controversial artillery round is being used effectively against Russian forces.

An unsavory practice that’s mostly legal.

Normalcy is not a bad thing.

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

Pundits like Thomas Friedman struggle with premature prognostication.

A former classmate is going to be one of the US military’s most senior leaders.

A possible murder plot in Colombia embedded into a problematic multi-decade narrative.

We may be out of Afghanistan but the ‘war on terror’ is likely to continue indefinitely.

The law and justice are frequently not the same thing.

Those expecting Bernie Sanders’ agenda are sorely disappointed.

Tunisia is freer but poorer than it was before Mohamed Bouazizi’s desperate act.

Maybe it’s not going to be Michèle Flournoy after all.

If a global pandemic and economic crisis weren’t enough excitement . . . .

An American drone strike has taken out the head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, a move likely to significantly increase tensions across the Middle East.

Five men have been sentenced to die by a Saudi Arabian court for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, but the parties who are really responsible are getting off scot-free.

If President Trump expected to get a political bump from the death of the leader of ISIS, he is most likely going to be disappointed.

There’s apparently big news in the fight against ISIS.

ISIS is quickly taking advantage of the abrupt American withdrawal from northern Syria.

So far at least, Elizabeth Warren is not doing a good job of articulating her foreign policy positions. That needs to change if she’s going to be a serious candidate.