Outside the Beltway

Senate Democrats successfully blocked a final vote on the Iran Nuclear Deal, meaning that Congressional debate on the matter is effectively over.

President Obama now has enough votes in the Senate, and probably the House, to ensure that Congress cannot block the nuclear deal with Iran.

Congress is set to debate the Iran nuclear deal next month, but as far as Europe is concerned the debate is already over.

My latest for War on The Rocks, “The Inter-Service Wars Are Looking Like Calvinball,” has posted.

Clinton’s wanton disregard for the rules had predictable consequences.

The Iran nuclear deal will probably survive it’s test in Congress in the end, but Chuck Schumer just made the Administration’s job a little more difficult.

President Obama’s confrontational approach to opponents of the Iran Nuclear Deal ignores legitimate questions.

Recent polling has shown the American public to be highly skeptical, at beast, of the Iran Nuclear Deal. That may not be enough to kill it in Congress, though.

The U.N. Security Council has approved the Iranian nuclear deal, and now the ball is in Congress’s court.

Depending on who you listen to, it’s either peace in our time or an epic catastrophe.

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

A well-founded fear of ISIS seems to be drawing many of the former Soviet Republics in Central Asia closer to Moscow.

Cardinals executives were doing a little more than just stealing signs, apparently.

In what seems to be a clear signal to Russia, the U.S. is considering pre-positioning military equipment in nation’s very close to Russian borders.

FIFA’s President surprised everyone today by resigning, but he’s likely to stay in power for as long as another ten months.

If a Russian solider dies, it’s now a secret thanks to a new decree signed by the Russian President.

Several of the top representatives of soccer’s governing body have been indicted by a Federal Grand Jury in New York.

Voters in Ireland have overwhelmingly approved a referendum legalizing same-sex marriage.

Disturbing developments on the part of the Ukrainian government.

Bill and Hillary Clinton have done quite well for themselves of the speaking circuit.

Final justice, but far from the end of the road.

Largely in reaction to revelations about N,S.A. surveillance, Germany has cut back on its intelligence cooperation with the United States.

Vaccination has eliminated a disease that used to be a serious threat from the Americas.

The Clinton Foundation’s foreign donations continue to be a problem for the Clinton campaign, and the story isn’t likely to go away any time soon.

Far from being a positive, Hillary Clinton’s time as Secretary of State provides ample material for those who would attack her over the next eighteen months.

Marco Rubio is often described as one of the GOP’s leaders on foreign policy, but a close look reveals a decided lack of substance.

Chinese analysts are telling their American counterparts that North Korea’s nuclear arsenal is far more sophisticated than previously believed.

A new report ties undisclosed donations to the Clinton Foundation to a Russian company’s acquisition of controlling interest in a major uranium mining company.

Conditioning an Iranian nuclear deal on recognition of Israel is foolish, unrealistic, and very bad diplomacy.

An unsurprising outcome as we approach the second anniversary of the bombing at the Boston Marathon.

Rand Paul has changed position on several foreign policy issues, but he doesn’t seem to want to talk about it.

Democrats like New York Senator Chuck Schumer could end up being the ones that scuttle the Iranian nuclear deal.

Scott Walker’s response to the Iranian nuclear deal is perhaps the most irresponsible so far.

Rand Paul now says he signed the Cotton Letter to strengthen the Administration’s bargaining position.

President Obama thinks that it would be a good idea if everyone were forced to vote. He’s wrong, and his idea is most likely unconstitutional.

Ben Carson doesn’t seem to know much about foreign policy or history. And he doesn’t belong on anyone’s list of serious Presidential candidates.

A cease fire deal in Ukraine, but a long term settlement will require compromises from both Moscow and Kiev.

Most in the international relations community are not amused by the president’s National Security Strategy.

Pressure is building on the Administration to send military aid to Ukraine, but it would be a very bad idea.

Has the legislative branch abdicated its responsibility in US foreign policy?

Indiana Governor Mike Pence is supposed to be a champion of limited government. So why is he starting up a state run news agency?

Some are criticizing the President for not going to Paris for yesterday’s rally.

There’s not a whole lot the United States can do to respond effectively and proportionally to North Korea’s hacking attack against Sony.

Talk about your second- and third-order effects.