Outside the Beltway

Yesterday’s events are likely to be a game changer, but how the game plays out depends largely on how Europe reacts.

If President Obama does decide to use military force in Iraq, he should be required to seek Congressional approval beforehand.

China sends a message to Kim Jong Un.

Predicting the end of the DPRK is a fool’s errand.

Getting nuclear weapons out of Ukraine in 1994 was a good idea, not a mistake.

The Budapest Memorandums pertain solely to nuclear attacks.

Russian invasion or legitimate secessionist movement? And does it matter?

In case you needed a further reason to dismiss Jerome Corsi (and some general thoughts on what Corsi represents).

Iran has promised to roll back parts of its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief.

Kim Jong Un seems to share his father’s taste for alcohol.

There are many choices in dealing with Iran’s nuclear program there are many choices, but some are better than others.

The opponents of the temporary deal reached in Geneva have been making some ridiculous historical analogies.

Small steps from both sides in the Iranian nuclear negotiations, but too early to say that we’ve reached a solution.

Thanks largely to France, this weekend’s efforts to reach an interim deal on Iran’s nuclear program fell apart.

Signs of some progress in the talks over Iran’s nuclear weapons program.

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

:Like his predecessors, President Obama’s speech last night exaggerated the threat that Syria poses in order to sell his plan to American voters.

President Obama’s plans in Syria are as unclear as they were before he spoke last night.

I’ve been up since 3 am and drinking since 6 pm, so my reaction to a presidential war speech at 9 am may not be the definitive word

Why are chemical weapons a “red line” in a war where so many have been killed?

Bombing Country B to “send a message” to Country A is not a valid argument for bombing Country B.

Score one for Team Bush?

Some Members of Congress are calling for a debate before any strikes on Syria. They’re absolutely right.

North Korea’s nuclear weapons aren’t going anywhere.

Has the West inadvertently handed Iran a victory in Syria?

The wacko fringe of the GOP is increasingly finding room in the mainstream of the party.

Revisiting an old posting of mine on the subject.

Our current approach isn’t working.

So what, exactly, is going on in North Korea? And how should we respond to Kim’s bluster?

An American fighting with Syrian rebels faces life in prison for firing an RPG against a government we’re trying to oust.

Rand Paul’s filibuster is one that all American’s should thank him for that.

North Korea has conducted its third test of a nuclear weapon.

North Korea’s latest provocations may be testing the patience of their patrons in Beijing.