Outside the Beltway

The argument that the United States should start assisting the rebellion in Syria has many flaws.

One of Mitt Romney’s own supporters didn’t like his foreign policy speech very much.

Mitt Romney’s speech at VMI today was billed as a major foreign policy address, but it was incredibly light on substance.

Not surprisingly, television and reality don’t really coincide.

Where’s the beef?

Thirty four years later, Egyptians are hinting they want to make changes to the first peace treaty between Israel and an Arab nation.

The Romney campaign’s critique of the President’s foreign policy record is weak, and based on bad history.

For the fourth day, American and other embassies became the focus of mass protests in many Muslim nations.

If the United States and Egypt were Facebook friends, their relationship status would be “It’s Complicated.”

President Obama gave an honest, nuanced answer to a complex question. So, of course, he’s taking it back.

One Professor suggests we sacrifice yet more of our freedom in the wake of the embassy protests in the Middle East.

In another sign that things may not be going so well between Washington and Jerusalem, President Obama will not be meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu when he’s in the United States.

Not surprisingly, a new study finds that repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell has not caused any harm to the military.

An attack on Iran’s nuclear program would be far more complicated than a one-off attack.

Another platform controversy?

What should have been a simple parliamentary procedure, conducted under President Obama’s orders no less, turned into something of an embarrassment.

General Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, sent a message to Israel last week.

A new IAEA report may make an Israeli strike on Iran in the near future more likely than it has ever been.

Mitt Romney’s speech last night was the best he’s ever given, but it’s impact may have been undercut but several odd production decisions that preceded it.

Left with a choice between their hawkish foreign policy and their supposed commitment to fiscal conservatives, Republicans will, without fail, spend the nation into debt.

Today’s convention activities will include the opening salvos of an attack on the President’s foreign policy. This strikes me as a mistake.

Under German law, this ceremony, which Jews believe dates from the time of Abraham, is now illegal.

President Obama issued a warning to Syria today over its chemical weapons stockpiles.

Some troubling, sad, and downright puzzling stories

The war in Afghanistan has not been a topic of discussion in the Presidential campaign, but that’s largely because there’s not much left to talk about.

Romney’s foreign tour didn’t go quite as well as planned, but it’s unclear how much the minor gaffes will actually matter.

Since Israel’s system is far more “socialist” by American rhetorical standards, I am not sure what his point was.

According to a new report, the CIA considers Israel to be an espionage threat.

The Romney campaign has hurt the press corps’ feelings.

The US government has an odd and unproductive view on the concept of talks.

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

A nine month Al Jazeera investigations indicates that poison may have played a role in Yasser Arafat’s 2004 death.