Outside the Beltway

The trend toward hard-right parties continues.

What does “complete victory” look like?

The trend shows no sign of abating.

A trip through comparative democratic reform.

Americans have taken the dominance of the Women’s National Team for granted.

Turkey’s Erdogan has agreed to drop his objection.

Finally, a rationale that makes sense.

Membership is stalled by more support is coming.

Don’t get your hopes up.

An object lesson on the challenges of alliance politics.

Swedish right-wing provocation and Turkish short-sightedness.

The US Government has reluctantly decided to spell an ally’s name they way they prefer.

The soccer legend has passed at 82.

The CIA warned of his months ago but the Biden administration is being cautious.

Instead of a clenched fist of support, it was a big middle finger to Sweden and Finland.

A precision drone strike on a balcony in Kabul took out a longtime nemesis.

Normalcy is not a bad thing.

What should conservatives who can’t support the party of Trump do?

Foreign policy makes strange bedfellows.

The Western alliance is getting stronger in the face of Russian aggression.

More stories than there is time to blog.

A diplomatic nightmare brewing since last week is now upon us.

Hopefully answering a reader question (but probably just making it all worse).

The ferocity of the global reaction to Putin’s invasion is stunning.

Deterring Russia is a matter of principle.

The much-anticipated escalation has happened. Now to see how the United States and its allies respond.

Expert opinion on the standoff differs sharply.

A massive sting operation has been revealed.

Mostly about how not to do it.

The data on Sweden and Covid-19 don’t fit the media narrative.

What meanings might the Founders have had? How should we understand the term?

Yet another grim milestone.

One of these things is not like the others.

The architect of the plan admits he was wrong.

The pandemic is highlighting an international shame.

Should government be taking harsher measures against smoking, car crashes, and the flu?

Two new studies bring more questions than answers.

Vastly more people died than needed to and the economy still crashed.

A sober assessment of President Trump’s plan to get the country running again.

Despite our poor showing against COVID-19, we have the best infrastructure in place.

The Trump Administration’s strategy in North Korea is an utter failure.

President Trump has named his fourth National Security Adviser in less than three years.

There’s an inherent tension in our national ethos.

The U.S. Women’s National Team won their second consecutive World Cup, their fourth overall, in a 2-0 win over The Netherlands.

Beginning tomorrow in a British courtroom, the United States will begin the process of having Julian Assange extradited to the United States to face espionage and other charges.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been indicted on seventeen counts under the Espionage Act arising out of his role in the Chelsea Manning affair.

The Wikileaks founder has been detained by London authorities after 7 years hiding in Ecuador’s embassy.

With just over two months to go until the March 29th deadline, British Prime Minister Theresa May is no closer to a Brexit deal.