Outside the Beltway

What does the apparent outcome of the war in Libya mean for the so-called “Responsibility To Protect” doctrine?

A take on the conflict that’s probably different from the one you’ve been reading.

Leon Panetta has been brought in to oversee significant cuts to the U.S. Defense budget. Meanwhile, we’re in six wars.

A few Republicans have picked up on John McCain’s criticism of critics of the Libya mission as being “isolationist.”

Last night, the President basically announced that America’s longest war had entered it’s end game.

Contrary to what Senator McCain, seeking realism in military policy does not make one an isolationist.

WaPo’s Jackson Diehl asks, “Will the GOP nominate a dove?”

The American public is increasingly skeptical of foreign adventurism. Why aren’t our political candidates reflecting that?

American drone strikes in Yemen are intensifying. Is this a new war. or just the same one we’ve been fighting since October 2001?

The Anthony Weiner reveals once again the odd American obsession with the intersection of sex and politics.

A summary of the status of the “Arab Spring” uprisings with links to news coverage and commentary.

Once again, an American President thinks he can bring peace to the Middle East.

The question of how the world’s most wanted man could’ve hidden in plain sight in Pakistan continues to be asked.

The re-emergence of Obama foreign policy advisor Samantha Power to prominence has brought critics to the forefront

The “Obama Doctrine,” such as it is, seems to boil down to moral self-certainty combined with a glaring ignorance of reality. That’s a dangerous combination.

Egyptian voters have approved amendments to Egypt’s constitution.

There are many opportunities to go to war. Here’s a guide for choosing between them.

The uprisings in the Arab world have led some to suggest that the Middle East isn’t “ready” to be free. They’re wrong.

Is Saudi Arabia the next domino to fall in the Middle East? The Royal family is hoping that money will be enough to make sure that doesn’t happen.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s speech to the nation tonight seems destined to make the situation worse.

The two English language newspapers who have been Julian Assange’s accomplices in disseminating stolen secrets defend themselves.

Terrorism risk assessment: Russia at “Extreme Risk”, Greece at “High Risk”, U. S. at “Medium Risk”, Canada and Germany at “Low Risk”.

Thanks to a combination of good intelligence and fast action, it looks like the U.S. and UK avoided a serious attack on airliners last week.

It’s been a decade since al Qaeda attacked the USS Cole, killing 17 American sailors. The perpetrators are still at large.

The Obama White House is asserting that the President has the authority to issue assassination orders against American citizens, and that no Court has the authority to review his decision. If that doesn’t worry you, it should.

America’s obsession over the fate of the Burlington Coat Factory in Lower Manhattan, and a general rise in anti-Islamic rhetoric, plays right into the hands of the people that are actually our enemies.

Strippers didn’t attack us on 9/11. Then again, neither did American Muslims.

Barack Obama has significantly widened his predecessor’s global war on terrorism, even if he’s no longer calling it that.

There is an al Qaeda link to yesterday’s terrorist attack in Uganda.

Despite repeated promises to the contrary, the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay will be remaining open indefinitely.