Outside the Beltway

Our ostensible ally is seeking to rebrand itself.

A diplomatic nightmare brewing since last week is now upon us.

The President has overturned decades of US foreign policy and alienated a NATO ally for, well, reasons.

The Times investigation sheds more light on what most of us already knew.

President Erdogan is playing a dangerous game.

Because you needed one more thing to worry about.

Earlier this month, Senator Lindsey Graham blocked a bipartisan resolution condemning the Armenian Genocide, Now we know why.

There were few fireworks during the first day of public impeachment hearings, but the ground work for a case against the President was laid.

French President Emmanuel Macron declared that the NATO alliance is suffering brain death due to President Trump’s neglect and lack of leadership.

As American forces retreat, Russia and Turkey are dividing up northern Syria like,well,a turkey.

American negotiators are claiming a ceasefire in northern Syria. The Turks, Syrians, and Russians are the winners, the Kurds are the losers, and we look like schmucks.

As the vultures continue to circle above the White House, the President continues to lash out.

There’s no rational explanation for this.

His letter to Erdogan.

As the Turkish invasion of northern Syria continues, Donald Trump responds with basically nothing.

Just days after President Trump agreed to remove American forces from the scene, Turkish forces are entering northern Syria and Kurdish forces say they ar ready for war.

The United States is withdrawing its small force from Northern Syria, clearing the way for a Turkish invasion that will likely
aim to wipeout the Kurdish forces in the region.

After two years of spitting in their faces, President Trump is finding it hard to get America’s European allies to come to his aid.

Rather than pulling completely out of Syria the United States will be leaving behind a token force of about 200 troops. This is a mistake.

President Trump has lost another one of his top advisers on the fight against ISIS.

The Trump Administration is reportedly preparing to withdraw the small contingent of American troops from Syria. If it actually happens, this would be a good move.

It’s been a month since Jamal Khashoggi disappeared after entering the Saudi consulate in Turkey. The Saudis are continuing to lie about it, and the Trump White House is letting them get away with it.

The Saudi Foreign Minister expanded on his nation’s utterly implausible explanation for the death of Jamal Khashoggi

Saudi Arabia is reportedly developing an explanation for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi that defies credulity.

The evidence that Saudi Arabia murdered Washington Post columnist and American Permanent resident Jamal Khashoggi appears to be incontrovertible.

For example, Turkey’s Erdogan.

Turkey’s authoritarian leader is going to be around for a long time.

Turkish security personnel who assaulted peaceful protestors in America’s capital will go free.

China’s Xi Jinping solidified his hold on power well into the next decade over the weekend.

While everyone is paying attention to the government shutdown, the Trump Administration is preparing for a never-ending, unwise, and unauthorized military commitment in Syria.

New York Knicks Center Enes Katner is at the center of an international legal dispute for speaking out against the President of Turkey.

The Trump White House knew Michael Flynn was under investigation and named him National Security Adviser anyway.

By a narrow margin, Turks voted for some significant changes.

More conflicts of interest for the Trump Administration.

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

A massive attack hits Istanbul’s airport.

Turkey has issued a formal apology to Russia over the November 2015 downing of a Russian jet that had briefly strayed into Turkish airspace.

Tensions between Russia and Turkey remain high in the wake of yesterday’s incident, but there are some signs that things are starting to cool down.

Turkey’s governing party suffered big setbacks at the ballot box yesterday.

A massacre is about to unfold “a stone’s throw” from Turkey’s border.

Has the Arab Spring come to Turkey?

Turkey’s military has attacked Syria several times since Syrian forces shelled a Turkish village.