Outside the Beltway

America’s much touted international coalition against ISIS is, essentially a Coalition In Name Only.

A Dutch inquiry has largely confirmed what was widely believed about the fate of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17.

With Russia now launching its own airstrikes in Syria, it’s become obvious that U.S. policy in the Syrian Civil War is irrational and contradictory. And Russia’s policy isn’t any better.

The U.S. is set to ramp up its contribution to dealing with the Syrian refugee crisis, but there’s a lot more we can do.

Congress is set to debate the Iran nuclear deal next month, but as far as Europe is concerned the debate is already over.

It’s easy to see what Greece thinks it still needs Europe, it’s more of puzzle why Europe thinks it needs to hang on to Greece.

Greece reached a new deal with European bankers that seems oddly similar to the one that voters rejected just a week ago.

Greek voters rejected the latest bailout package, but that only seems likely to make things even worse for them.

Greece’s Prime Minister seemed to give in to some of Europe’s demands today, but bankers are continuing to hold to the strict conditions they set last week.

The Greek Government is basically shutting the banking system down tomorrow as negotiations over its debt problems continue.

In what seems to be a clear signal to Russia, the U.S. is considering pre-positioning military equipment in nation’s very close to Russian borders.

Voters in Ireland have overwhelmingly approved a referendum legalizing same-sex marriage.

Pollsters on both sides of the Atlantic have been trying to figure out why the polls released right up until the eve of the British General Election were so wrong. Here’s one theory, and it’s very compelling.

Fresh off an election victory, British Prime Minister David Cameron is set to propose a series of new measures to crackdown on extremism that raise serious civil liberties concerns.

With the election behind him, David Cameron’s biggest problems may be yet to come.

A plan to distribute migrants from the conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa across the entire European Union seems destined to cause political conflict.

The just-concluded British General Election was also a clash between two former top advisers to President Obama.

Largely in reaction to revelations about N,S.A. surveillance, Germany has cut back on its intelligence cooperation with the United States.

Yet another attack on religious freedom in Europe.

A cease fire deal in Ukraine, but a long term settlement will require compromises from both Moscow and Kiev.

At least 11 are dead and 10 wounded in an attack on free expression.

For a year that started out with regaining long-lost territory in Ukraine, 2014 is not ending so well for Vladimir Putin’s Russia.

Russia’s own government is projecting that its economy will slip into recession next year. How that will impact Putin’s current belligerence remains to be seen.

Black Friday chaos has crossed the pond.

Vladimir Putin’s latest actions seems to have exhausted Germany’s patience.

Germany’s new defense minister has promised a more robust role but lacks the ability to back her words with action.

Now on to solving the complex puzzle of the post-referendum UK.

One of these ballots is legit. The others, not so much.

The thought they’d win big and silence the Scottish separatists. They were wrong.

Thoughts on the Scottish referendum (and on the issue of thresholds and decision-making).

Despite the President’s assurances of an international coalition, the rest of the world doesn’t seem all that interested in joining the fight.

Bestiality and prostitution are legal in Denmark. And not just separately.

Alabamians like to exclaim, “Thank God for Mississippi.” Perhaps it’s time for that slogan to cross the Pond.