Outside the Beltway

The incoming National Security Advisor reportedly wants to purge those who aren’t sycophants.

Uh oh.

Theresa May’s government has not hit Russian oligarchs nearly as hard as they deserve because the UK benefits from turning a blind eye.

H.R. McMaster appears to be on the way out as National Security Adviser. The important question is, who replaces him?

The British prime minister and outgoing US Secretary of State declared a red line crossed. There’s no reason to think this White House will follow through.

The President tried bringing something akin to a traditional policy process to the White House. Now he’s rebelling against it.

Staffers are fleeing the administration like rats from a sinking ship.

Mexico’s President canceled a visit to the United States for the second time since Donald Trump became President due to a continued disagreement over who will pay for Trump’s border wall.

President Trump continues to make irresponsible and dangerous threats in connection with American policy toward North Korea.

National Security Adviser H.L. McMaster is the latest person rumored to be considering moving on from the Trump Administration.

More security clearance problems for the White House.

The military options thus far presented for dealing with the DPRK have not been satisfying.

Ominous news for the Trump Administration today out of Federal Court in Washington, D.C.

North Korea tests another missile, and sends another message to the United States and its allies in Asia and the Pacific.

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

Donald Trump is undermining his own Secretary of State’s efforts on North Korea, and he doesn’t seem to care.

Donald Trump’s increasingly confrontational rhetoric regarding North Korea is leading to similar rhetoric from the DPRK, and concern among top diplomats.

H.R. McMaster is fighting a losing battle for control of the National Security Council staff.

Is there anyone in the Trump Administration or family who hasn’t held undisclosed meetings with Russians?

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is apparently chafing under a White House that isn’t letting him do his job.

Reports are indicating that President Trump may cancel or delay his trip to the United Kingdom due to planned protests.

A legendary statesman has passed.

During the campaign, Donald Trump promised to undo the nuclear weapons deal with Iran. Now his Administration is signaling that, at least for now, the deal will stay in place.

North Korea is threatening another nuclear test, the United States is threatening retaliation, and China is warning of a ‘gathering storm’ on the Korean Peninsula.

Donald Trump seems to be surprised that being President requires actual work.

Rex Tillerson, “the phantom of Foggy Bottom.”

Trump appears to undervaluing existing bureaucracies listening more to hacks and ideologues.

President Trump has actually made a good pick for National Security Adviser. As with the rest of his foreign policy team, though, the question is if he’ll listen to him.

An unsurprising ‘resignation’ from the shortest-serving National Security Adviser in history.

Steve Bannon is in. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and Director of National Intelligence are out. Sort of.

While it seems a strange choice at first blush, it’s a good one.

A controversial retired General has been tapped to be President-Elect Trump’s top White House foreign policy voice.

Good news for Jason Rezaian and four other Americans, and another example of how diplomacy can help resolve disputes that seemed irresolvable.

The North Koreans claim to have made a major advance in their nuclear weapons program, but there are many reasons to be skeptical.

President Obama has apparently come to the same realization as many of his predecessors, that trying to craft a legacy by single-handedly bring about “Middle East Peace” is largely a waste of time.

After 30 years in prison, Jonathan Pollard will be released later this year.

The Administration announced changes to the way the government handles hostage situations, but it really doesn’t amount to much.

Was this simply ordinary intelligence collection? Or something more insidious?

Fresh off an election victory, British Prime Minister David Cameron is set to propose a series of new measures to crackdown on extremism that raise serious civil liberties concerns.