Outside the Beltway

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates is bemused that the generals who worked for him lived more lavish lifestyles than he did.

Will a disagreement over accounting rules increase the bad feelings between China and the U. S.?

The National Intelligence Council has released its quadrennial strategic forecast, Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds.

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.

Vilifying Thomas Jefferson is as much as mistake as placing him on a pedestal.

The Republican Party needs a new message on foreign policy that is true to the conservative principles of the base and yet has a broad appeal to the American public.

Prince Charles has been waiting for his mom to die for a very long time.

They are playing the game without rules in Egypt.

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

Has Petraeus provided the basic explanation for the administration’s immediate responses to Benghazi?

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

Two years ago, Polish President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others were killed in a plane crash in Russia. A new report has “traces of explosives” in the debris.

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.

The candidate’s meet for one last time tonight to talk about some of the most important issues in the world.

American politicians are using China as a scapegoat for America’s problems.

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.

My latest for The National Interest, “Why NATO Should Have Won the Nobel,” is out.