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David Ignatius

David R. Ignatius, is an American journalist and novelist. He is an associate editor and columnist for The Washington Post. He also co-hosts PostGlobal, an online discussion of international issues at Washingtonpost.com

What’s Next with Iran?

So what’s next with Iran? Even if you think President Trump has made a big mistake in withdrawing from the nuclear agreement, as I do, that’s not the end of the story. Where does this bumpy road lead? What’s distressing about the Iran question is that nobody in this administration seems to have…

Saturday 19/05 - 11:44

Armenia Escapes its Post-Soviet Malaise

Armenia appears at last to be breaking with its post-Soviet malaise and embracing democratic change, thanks to a grass-roots movement that has found a way, for now, to straddle Russia and the West. Tens of thousands of people thronged Yerevan’s central square Wednesday night, chanting “Victory!…

Monday 07/05 - 05:29

Have Trump and Macron Learned to Use Each Other?

At times during President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to the United States last week, he may have seemed like President Trump’s French blind follower. But by the end, it was clear that he has his own character. The French newspaper Le Monde captured the ambiguity with an editorial Thursday headlined…

Monday 30/04 - 06:19

US Mission in Syria: Low Cost and High Success

One face of the war in Syria that Americans don’t often see is the US Army trauma surgeon, standing in the midday sun on the outskirts of Raqqa, taking a brief break from her near-constant duty in the operating room treating Syrians whose limbs have been shattered by bombs and booby traps. The…

Monday 09/04 - 08:05

US Should Open Channel of Communication With Russia

In his chilling account of the Romanov dynasty, the British historian Simon Sebag Montefiore quoted Pyotr Stolypin, who was interior minister for Nicholas II, the last of the czars: “In Russia, nothing is more dangerous than the appearance of weakness.” Montefiore explained that during the 300…

Monday 12/03 - 13:49

Let’s Leave it to the Lawyers

Has there ever been a covert action that backfired as disastrously as Russia’s attempt to meddle in the 2016 US presidential campaign? Granted, we know all the reasons Moscow is gloating: Donald Trump is president; America is divided and confused; Russia’s propagandization of “fake news” is now…

Monday 06/11 - 12:07

Might Xi Jinping's Star Be Burning Too Bright?

WASHINGTON -- President Xi Jinping's command at this month's Communist Party gathering was so complete that President Trump likened him to a "king." But some China analysts are wondering whether Xi has overreached. Xi dominated the stage, literally and figuratively, at the party's 19th Congress,…

Wednesday 01/11 - 07:27

Russia is Pushing to Control Cyberspace

Russia’s cyber-meddling in the 2016 US presidential election has been accompanied by what US and European experts describe as a worrisome Kremlin campaign to rewrite the rules for global cyberspace. A draft of a Russian proposal for a new “United Nations Convention on Cooperation in Combating…

Monday 30/10 - 11:30

The Rubble in Raqqa Reminds us of the US Military Might.

Looking at photographs of the ruined, desolate streets of what was once ISIS’s capital of Raqqa is a reminder of the overwhelming, pitilessly effective military power of the United States. Perhaps it’s a tribute to the inevitable nature of American force, once it’s engaged, that the fall of…

Monday 23/10 - 09:17

The Kurdistan Quagmire Proves Newton’s Third Law

In this week’s crisis over Kirkuk, Iraqi Kurds are experiencing a painful version of Newton’s Third Law: In Middle East politics, as in physics, every action creates an equal and opposite reaction. The initial action was Kurdistan President Masoud Barzani’s decision to push ahead last month with…

Thursday 19/10 - 19:09

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