David Ignatius

Prominent scientists have become increasingly convinced that the connection between carbon emissions and rising temperatures is real, but skeptics have whole truckloads…

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Big mistakes were made in Benghazi, and people should be held accountable. But the brave officers who staff American posts in crisis…

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The framers hated the tyranny of King George, but they were also afraid of the mob. That's why they put so many…

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Chinese experts noted that the U.S. economy has rebounded from the 2008 crash more strongly than some analysts here had expected, while…

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U.S. adversaries exploit power gaps. It's easier for Russia to invade Ukraine with irregular forces out of uniform, the so-called 'little green…

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Frightened people want to protect themselves, sometimes without thinking about others. Often, they get angry and want to find someone to blame…

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Donald Trump tests the limits of campaign speech. He makes false statements and refuses to correct them. He attacks other religions and…

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The world has changed, the CIA is having to change, and again, the challenge for someone like me as a spy novelist…

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Global warming ... may be a plaintiff lawyer's dream. And it's interesting, in a perverse way, to imagine how a jury in…

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It's fashionable with the Sarah Palin set to attack Harvard and treat its graduates as elitists. But if you spend any time…

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U.S. has been trying to encourage Iraq to pass a law that would provide money and training and weapons for a Sunni…

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Middle Eastern wars rarely end with outright victory and permanent stability, so the word 'settlement' may promise too much. At best, for…

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I think Republicans so mistrust Barack Obama, that if Barack Obama says Putin is terrible, they will be some Republicans who just…

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The nation's chronic weakness is its political system, which is nearing dysfunction. If the U.S. can elect better political leadership, it should…

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A change of strategy suggests there is a strategy. I don't see a strategy that deals with - that concerns with dealing…

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Helping Wall Street regain confidence and stability was the last thing an angry public wanted in 2009 after the markets crashed. But…

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CIA officers aren't idiots. They knew they were heading into deep water - legally and morally - when they signed up for…

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This is a universal human dream - that brains, not brawn, will rule - and the fact that America has the world's…

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At the center of President Obama's strategy for dealing with the Islamic State is an empty space. It's supposed be filled by…

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Moscow and Washington have evolved a delicate process for 'de-confliction' in the tight Syrian airspace, where accidents or miscommunication could be disastrous.

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As Obama prepares to begin the last year of his presidency, he stands in an unusual position on the national stage: He…

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Experts say that Britain and France have strong spy agencies; Germany's is competent but afraid to level with its public; the rest…

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Images sometimes capture particular periods in history. The unreachable green light, beckoning from across the bay in 'The Great Gatsby,' has become…

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The truth is, as you know, people like us look at what's happening in the world, and then we project it forward.…

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The European Union needs to reinvent its security system. It needs to break the stovepipes that prevent sharing information, enforcing borders and…

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If democracy succeeds in Egypt, other countries will follow. Should the democratic experiment in Egypt be hijacked by the military or anti-democratic…

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What frustrates U.S. officials is that China sometimes seems more comfortable accommodating a strong United States, as it did in past decades,…

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Real security will come when it's a moneymaker for private companies who want to satisfy public demand for an Internet that isn't…

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The attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi has become a political football in the presidential campaign, with all the grandstanding and…

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The secret of any kind of reporting is to go with a guide. So if you, you're going to see Hezbollah in…

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Make the financial industry pay for its mistakes. That's the idea behind the best of the Obama administration's reform proposals: If banks…

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“Never settle for the lesser ambition. The job, the title, the conventional loyalties and rewards. Stay focused on the larger ambition, which…

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Apple chief executive Tim Cook is such a respected figure that it's easy to overlook the basic problem with his argument about…

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Enter the candidates on horseback: While military leaders can sometimes be dangerous in politics, our best generals and admirals embody the democratic…

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“General Wu was about to say something and then thought better of it. Li walked him down the stairs to his car.…

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We're grappling with the same issue facing all advanced economies - how to revive growth and distribute its fruits more fairly. An…

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My guess is that before Obama departs, he will adopt some of the more aggressive military options he has been resisting, such…

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The best restraint is old-fashioned market discipline, in which financial traders know that they, personally, will lose a ton of money if…

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