Outside the Beltway

Trump’s error in Syria.

President Trump’s latest Syria move is coming under heavy criticism even from fellow Republicans.

Trying to nail down some basics about a very complicated situation.

Jacques Chirac, who served two terms as President of France and was a strong opponent of the Iraq War, has died.

Another day, another Trump temper tantrum.

President Trump wants to make a deal.

The Trump Era is raising doubts about many things, including America’s most important alliance.

Joe Biden delivered his first major foreign policy address of the campaign. It’s not perfect, but it’s better than what we have right now.

In a move sure to ruffle feathers, the President is bypassing all of the Navy’s four-star admirals for the next service chief.

Is it possible, or even appropriate, to express pride in a country that is being led by a President who stands against everything this country stands for?

Not content with taking a wrecking ball to America’s trans-Atlantic alliances, the President is attacking our trans-Pacific allies as well.

The Pentagon has been headed by Acting Secretaries for an unprecedented period. Does it really matter?

As we head toward a potential crisis in the Persian Gulf, the consequences of the President’s lies are coming home to roost.

Donald Trump has betrayed the legacy and the sacrifices of the soldiers who fought their way onto the beaches of Normandy.

Thirty years ago, when the veterans of D-Day were still relatively young and still largely with us, President Reagan delivered one of the finest speeches of his Presidency.

Hours before departing the United States for a pomp and circumstance filled State Visit to the United Kingdom, President Trump sticks his foot in his mouth.

The cost of Trump’s trade policies are well beyond the cost of soy beans.

President Trump is reportedly planning to pardon several American servicemen convicted of war crimes, an action that would be an insult to everyone who has ever worn an American uniform.

President Trump’s foreign policy has largely been a failure, and there are specific reasons why.

This could be a very big deal – unless it isn’t.

The President has hit a dubious milestone barely two years into his administration.

Maybe there was a better way to get his point across?

Howdy, folks. I’m Butch Bracknell.

Once again, President Trump proves that in the face of evil he is a coward and a disgrace.

After two years of spitting in their faces, President Trump is finding it hard to get America’s European allies to come to his aid.

The Trump Administration continues to drive a wedge between the United States and Europe, can it ever be repaired?

The arguments against withdrawing American forces from Afghanistan are becoming weaker and weaker.

More than any recent President, Donald Trump displays a tremendous amount ignorance about the world. Even worse is the fact that he seems proud of it.

The American withdrawal from the I.N.F. Treaty gives Vladimir Putin exactly what he wants.

As threatened late last year, the Trump Administration has withdrawn from the Intermediate=Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. This is a mistake.

As the government shutdown continues, Washington is coming to resemble a fight between toddlers. Except the toddlers have the excuse of not knowing any better.

President Trump responded to the suggestion that the State of the Union be rescheduled by revoking military transportation for a Congressional trip to visit troops in Afghanistan.

Theresa May’s Brexit deal suffered the worst defeat in the modern history of the British Parliament, and nobody is sure what happens next.

Donald Trump continues to appear to advocate ideas that harm American national interests and benefit Vladimir Putin. Draw your own conclusions as to why.

The President is blaming Democrats for the fact that so many of his Ambassadors have not been confirmed. The truth, of course, is quite the opposite.

The Pentagon is being ordered to draw up plans to withdraw roughly one-half of the American forces remaining in Afghanistan. It’s about time.

American troops have been in Afghanistan for seventeen years now, it’s time to bring them all home.

Notwithstanding the temptation to do something, both the United States and NATO need to resist the temptation to get involved in the latest conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

George H.W. Bush,, who served his nation as a warrior, Congressman, Ambassador, Vice-President, and President, has died at the age of 94.

A confrontation at sea between Russia and Ukraine is increasing tensions in a long-simmering conflict.

President Trump recently blamed former President Obama for “losing” Crimea. It was never ours to lose.

Losing the midterms is not going over well with the President.

One hundred years after the end of World War One, the forces that led to it are waking up from a long slumber.

Bret Stephens’ piece this week adds up to not much.

As the Saudis continue to dissemble and put forward an utterly implausible explanation for the death of Jamal Khashoggi, the Trump Administration shows no sign of having a spine.

American troops in Iceland for a military exercise were apparently quite thirsty.

President Trump is preparing to scrap a thirty-year-old treaty that marked the beginning of the end of the Cold War. It would be a foolish mistake.

The Russians are interfering in our electoral system again, and they’re using our own hyperpartisanship to accomplish their goals.

Donald Trump is a coward and an apologist for evil around the world.

The three-decade-old name dispute between Greece and the former Yugoslav state of Macedonia remains unresolved after Sunday’s referendum.