Outside the Beltway

Second thoughts about the Iraq War

Rand Paul’s filibuster has made him a darling among conservatives but it may not last.

Walter Russell Mead presents his sitrep of the War on Terror.

A theory on why Benghazi will not die as a political issue.

The smear campaign against defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel has taken a bizarre turn.

Chuck Hagel will be confirmed, but the campaign against him tells us much about the current state of Republican foreign policy

Despite some tough questions, Congressional Republicans didn’t land a glove on Secretary of State Clinton.

In “Veterans and Senate Buddies, Until Another War Split Them,” Elisabeth Bumiller profiles the relationship between Chuck Hagel and John McCain:

Would a formal guarantee of Israel’s security deter Iran from whatever nuclear weapons development program it has?

Recent comments from Russian officials suggest that the nation may be preparing to cut its longtime ally loose.

After an independent investigation blasted State Department leadership for lax security in Benghazi, three officials have resigned.

NATO has agreed to deploy Patriot missiles along the Turkey-Syria border to protect Turkish airspace and territory, while making clear no escalation is intended.

The son of a former Israeli Prime Minister proposes an utterly insane idea.

The conflict between Israel and Hamas appears to be heading in one unfortunate direction.

One of the few areas of disagreement was how big our military should be.

First in a series of posts looking at the substance of the final presidential debate, ostensibly about foreign policy.

President Obama is keeping the conflict in Syria at arms length. That’s a good idea.

The worst elements among the Syrian rebels seem to be the ones getting the arms.

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.