Images sometimes capture particular periods in history. The unreachable green light, beckoning from across the bay in 'The Great Gatsby,' has become… — David Ignatius Copy Share Image
This is a universal human dream - that brains, not brawn, will rule - and the fact that America has the world's… — David Ignatius Copy Share Image
What frustrates U.S. officials is that China sometimes seems more comfortable accommodating a strong United States, as it did in past decades,… — David Ignatius Copy Share Image
A disaffected America can be drawn into a civilized - but disruptive - dialogue about political change and reformation. — David Ignatius Copy Share Image
We're grappling with the same issue facing all advanced economies - how to revive growth and distribute its fruits more fairly. An… — David Ignatius Copy Share Image
If you walk into the front hallway of the CIA, you will see, on your left, a statue of William 'Wild Bill'… — David Ignatius Copy Share Image
Empty political space will be filled by extremists unless the United States and its allies build strong local forces that can suppress… — David Ignatius Copy Share Image
Thanksgiving is America's favorite holiday because it's a time when we put aside our cares, much as the struggling Pilgrims did nearly… — David Ignatius Copy Share Image
Panic is a natural human response to danger, but it's one that severely compounds the risk. — David Ignatius Copy Share Image
Global warming ... may be a plaintiff lawyer's dream. And it's interesting, in a perverse way, to imagine how a jury in 2050 might… — David Ignatius Copy Share Image
Fear brings out the best in some people and the worst in others. It's a test of character, for individuals and nations. — David Ignatius Copy Share Image
It's very hard to understand just what our strategy is in Syria, frankly, and on Iraq that this is Iraq's war, that the role… — David Ignatius Copy Share Image
I believe, that there is at least de facto cooperation between United States and Iran, at least in Iraq. — David Ignatius Copy Share Image
If you want to hear arguments against deploying a big U.S. ground force in Syria, just ask a general. — David Ignatius Copy Share Image
“If you are one in a million in China, you’re one of 1,300 people.” — David Ignatius Copy Share Image
2011 is one of those years that historians are likely to look back on as a 'hinge.' And the truth, at once frightening and… — David Ignatius Copy Share Image
Big mistakes were made in Benghazi, and people should be held accountable. But the brave officers who staff American posts in crisis zones know… — David Ignatius Copy Share Image
Intelligence services exist to do things that are illegal abroad. They exist to tell lies. — David Ignatius Copy Share Image
Foreign policy is about the execution of ideas as much as their formulation. — David Ignatius Copy Share Image
The best restraint is old-fashioned market discipline, in which financial traders know that they, personally, will lose a ton of money if they take… — David Ignatius Copy Share Image