Outside the Beltway

A roundup of news and opinon.

The 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur war sees a re-escalation.

Another potential deal that doesn’t address the central issue.

Our response to Covid-19 has been exceptional in all the wrong ways.

So far at least, Elizabeth Warren is not doing a good job of articulating her foreign policy positions. That needs to change if she’s going to be a serious candidate.

Houthi rebels in Yemen have claimed responsibility for a massive attack on an important Saudi oil facility.

Expanding on events that have been going on for months, two oil tankers were attacked today near the entrance to the Persian Gulf

Recent comments by the U.S. Ambassador to Israel make it clear that the United States cannot be considered a neutral party In the Middle East peace process.

Jared Kushner’s long-awaited Middle East peace plan is still awaiting release, but it already appears to be dead on arrival.

President Trump is choosing money and moral cowardice over human life in his response to the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi.

America has become involved in conflicts around the world, largely without the knowledge of the American people or the consent of their representatives, and it doesn’t appear that’s going to end anytime soon.

Iranian voters have re-elected Hassan Rouhani, a relative moderate whose election in 2013 was largely responsible for the shifts in policy that made the international agreement regarding Iran’s nuclear research program possible.

Ten American sailors detained by Iranian forces late Tuesday were released early today, something that seems to clearly demonstrate the value of diplomacy.

The execution of a prominent Shi’ite cleric has led to a rapid deterioration of the relationship between Saudi Arabia and Iran.

The news that at least some of the men who were involved in the terrorist attacks in Paris were among the refugees who have arrived in Europe since the summer is likely to complicate an already complicated situation.

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

The relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia has seen better days.

A big change in an important nation in the most volatile part of the world.

The war against ISIS continues to silently escalate, with little input from the people’s representatives in Congress.

While the world pays attention to Syria and Iraq, Yemen is once against lurching into chaos.

President Obama has opened a new front in his “war” against ISIS

Iran and the United States are on the same side in the fight against ISIS, whether they like it or not.

The Sharks Vs. Gas Jets Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Relations between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia seem to have soured in recent years.

Al Qaeda may be up to something, so take no chances.

The notion that guns prevent tyranny is based on fantasy and movies, not reality.

Some troubling, sad, and downright puzzling stories

Censorship or sound business practice?

Philip Hammond addressed the Atlantic Council this morning in advance of a meeting with Leon Panetta.

For years, analysts have worried that Iraq’s tenuous hold on stability would collapse upon the withdrawal of US forces. We’re now watching it happen.

Time Magazine has chosen “The Protester” as its Person Of The Year. Let the outrage ensue.

It’s time for another round of speculation about Iran and its nuclear program.

The selective application of international law is here to stay.

A summary of the status of the “Arab Spring” uprisings with links to news coverage and commentary.

Once again, an American President thinks he can bring peace to the Middle East.

The re-emergence of Obama foreign policy advisor Samantha Power to prominence has brought critics to the forefront

The Kleinfelds of New YorkDelhi Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Ten days after sending American forces into kinetic military action in Libya, President Obama addressed the nation to explain “what we’ve done, what we plan to do, and why this matters to us.”

Egyptian voters have approved amendments to Egypt’s constitution.

There must be a predisposition against war and we should only engage in just wars.