Outside the Beltway

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

A list of international contingencies to worry about in the coming year. Handy as a stocking stuffer!

There’s a little historical revisionism going on on the right.

Current events have underscored who holds political power in Egypt in the post-Mubarak era.

The protesters have returned to Tahrir Square, and so has the violence.

Why we shouldn’t be surprised that police are using tools of violence against protestors.

Cain’s woes continue to mount.

Barack Obama wrote two bestselling memoirs before becoming president. Both of them are hot items at Foggy Bottom.

Protests at least loosely affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement were conducted around the globe yesterday.

A meme is emerging that the Occupy Wall Street protests are America’s version of the Arab Awakening. That meme must die.

President Obama explained his position on the Palestinian statehood resolution today, but one wonders if anyone listened.

Rick Perry’s speech criticizing the President’s policies in the Middle East raised more questions than it answered.

Ron Paul is again making the argument that American foreign policy has contributed to terrorism. He’s more right than wrong.

The U.S. and its allies are calling on Bashar Assad to step down, but there’s little we can do when he says no.

International options with respect to Syria are limited and likely to have little impact on the governments treatment of civilians.

Will the trial of Hosni Mubarak actually change anything?

Yes, China’s GDP growth has been impressive for some time now, but it is not the sole way to understand development.

Tim Pawlenty’s foreign policy speech shows him siding with the hawks, and joining in the neocon distortion of Reagan’s legacy.

Rick Perry makes a valid point about bringing the economy back to Biblical principles.

Are you better off than you were four years ago?

Remember Egypt?

While President Obama has had some amusing gaffes on his trip to London, including getting the year wrong in the guest book and an awkward toast to the Queen, his speech to Parliament today hit all the right notes.

I get the impression that a lot of people don’t even know what “the 1967 borders” are or why they tend to be considered the logical point of departure for any type of peace negotiations.

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

President Obama doubled down in his speech before this year’s AIPAC conference. Why he did so only he understands.

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

Sunday’s announcement of the death of Osama bin Laden was the latest example of how Twitter has become the go-to source for “Breaking News.”

The question of how the world’s most wanted man could’ve hidden in plain sight in Pakistan continues to be asked.

The NYT says it’s time for U. S. advisers and military air traffic controllers on the ground in Libya.

Francis Fukuyama: “In the developed world, we take the existence of government so much for granted that we sometimes forget how difficult it was to create.”