Outside the Beltway

President Trump has alienated America’s allies and friends, and they are acting accordingly.

America’s closest allies sent a strong signal that they do not agree with President Trump on the nuclear deal with Iran.

Mueller crosses Trump’s “red line.”

It appears Russia attempted to influence last year’s Brexit vote in the same manner it did the 2016 election in the United States.

At least some portion of the British public appears to be having some second thoughts about Brexit.

Reports are indicating that President Trump will decertify the nuclear weapons deal with Iran. This would be a foolish and potentially dangerous mistake.

After Sunday’s referendum, the government of Catalonia says it may declare independence from Spain as early as Monday. However, it’s likely to be a completely meaningless act.

Catalonia voted overwhelmingly for independence from Spain, but it’s not at all clear that the vote will amount to anything.

Catalonia’s independence referendum is one day away, and nobody seems to know what to expect.

Angela Merkel was re-elected to a fourth term as German Chancellor as expected, but voters also sent a warning.

As the date for Catalonia’s disputed independence referendum nears, tensions are rising between Madrid and Barcelona.

Arguments advanced by those advocating a bill that would prevent Americans from participating in a boycott of Israel would not violate the First Amendment appear to be without merit.

Vice-President Pence is advocating the admission of Georgia into NATO. That would be a bad idea.

A massive political miscalculation by Theresa May leads to an uncertain future in the United Kingdom.

Great Britain heads to the polls today.

Another night of terror in the United Kingdom.

Donald Trump’s first overseas trip went about as badly as you’d expect it would.

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.

Centrist candidate Emmanuelle Macron scored a decisive win over the far-right Marine Le Pen in today’s runoff round of the French Presidential election.

French voters face a stark choice in the May 7th runoff for President. Hopefully, they’ll make the correct choice.

A political surprise in Great Britain as Prime Minister Theresa May calls a snap election for June 8th.

British Prime Minister Theresa May has announced that she will formally invoke Article 50 of the European Union treaty on March 29th, thus officially beginning a Brexit process likely to take years.

Scotland’s First Minister is calling for another independence vote in the wake of the beginning of the Brexit process, but she’s unlikely to get it.

More conflicts of interest for the Trump Administration.

British Prime Minister Theresa May made it clear that she intends to move forward with Brexit.

Another attack in what has been a bloody 2016 for Europe.

The players are almost completely set for France’s 2017 Presidential elections, and the choice seems likely to come down to center-right candidate Francois Fillon and Marine Le Pen, France’s Donald Trump.

Political change coming to Germany? Or more of the same.

Americans are rioting in the streets because they don’t like the outcome of a democratic election.

Defying the odds and the polls, Donald Trump triumphed over Hillary Clinton to become the 45th President of the United States.

Another sign of a weak economy as the Federal Reserve considers rate hikes and the Presidential campaign moves forward.

Turkey’s government appears to have rebuffed a coup attempt, but questions remains about the stability of the government going forward.

A quick succession of events this morning means that Theresa May will become Britain’s Prime Minister far sooner than anticipated.

Regardless of the outcome of the Conservative Party’s leadership race, the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom will be a woman.

A good month for job growth in June.

Early panic over the Brexit referendum was an overreaction. It’s time for statesmanship.

One week after the Brexit vote, both the Conservative and Labour parties find themselves in chaos.

Given the consequences of a Brexit, one wonders why the referendum didn’t require more than just a simple majority to pass.

Many pundits are arguing that the victory for ‘Leave’ presages good news for Trump in November, but there’s no reason to believe that.

Is Scotland next?

By a narrow margin, British voters have chosen to send their nation, themselves, and indeed all of Europe into uncharted waters.

Voters in the United Kingdom are headed to the polls in a vote that will have widespread consequences.

The murder of Jo Cox, MP is looking more and more like a politically motivated assassination, and that’s causing some in Great Britain to look inward.

A freshman Member of Parliament was murdered today, and there may have been a political motive.

Once again, the Federal Reserve chooses to pass on the opportunity to raise interest rates.

With just over a week to go, the latest polling shows voters in the United Kingdom leaning toward leaving the European Union.