Outside the Beltway

The Egyptian military appears to be signalling that its patience for political chaos may be running short.

As if the region didn’t have enough problems.

Turkey has had along and ongoing struggle with democratic consolidation.

Has the Arab Spring come to Turkey?

Arming the Syrian rebels may do nothing more than prolong a seemingly endless war, and pull the United States into a conflict it shouldn’t be involved in.

A new poll shows that 62% of Americans oppose American military intervention in Syria’s civil war.

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

Killing their leaders doesn’t seem to be impacting the ability of jihadi groups to recruit and motivate more terrorists.

Arab news giant Al-Jazeera is buying Al Gore’s failing Current TV network, hoping to get a bigger presence in the US cable market.

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

They are playing the game without rules in Egypt.

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

Without question, Barack Obama won the foreign policy debate in the 2012 campaign.

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.

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

Mitt Romney’s speech at VMI today was billed as a major foreign policy address, but it was incredibly light on substance.

The Administration’s decision to stick with the meme that the Benghazi attack was about a movie becomes more puzzling.

Wherein I engage in a little intra-blog debate.

Thirty four years later, Egyptians are hinting they want to make changes to the first peace treaty between Israel and an Arab nation.

With Mitt Romney and Barack Obama basically saying the same things about foreign policy, it’s time to take a look at an alternative.

It’s still possible for Mitt Romney to win this election, but is it probable?

It may not be the one thing that costs him election, but Mitt Romney’s remarks about the “47 percent” are still a problem for his campaign.

So, Mitt Romney opened his mouth again.

The White House’s theory of what happened in Benghazi is become less and less credible.

Capitulating to a mob is never a good idea.

Several recent polls suggest that Mitt Romney is losing the advantage he had over the President on economic issues.

For the fourth day, American and other embassies became the focus of mass protests in many Muslim nations.

The Romney campaign is doubling down on bizarre foreign policy pronouncements.

If the United States and Egypt were Facebook friends, their relationship status would be “It’s Complicated.”

President Obama gave an honest, nuanced answer to a complex question. So, of course, he’s taking it back.

One Professor suggests we sacrifice yet more of our freedom in the wake of the embassy protests in the Middle East.