Saudi Arabia is a frightened monarchy. It's beset by Sunni extremists from the Islamic State and Shiite extremists backed by Iran. — David Ignatius Copy Share Image
Moscow and Washington have evolved a delicate process for 'de-confliction' in the tight Syrian airspace, where accidents or miscommunication could be disastrous. — David Ignatius Copy Share Image
U.S. has been trying to encourage Iraq to pass a law that would provide money and training and weapons for a Sunni… — 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
I believe, that there is at least de facto cooperation between United States and Iran, at least in Iraq. — David Ignatius Copy Share Image
European Muslims need to feel ownership of security, rather than viewing the police as an occupying army. — David Ignatius Copy Share Image
Russia is emerging as an essential diplomatic and security partner for the U.S. in Syria, despite the Obama administration's opposition to Moscow's… — David Ignatius Copy Share Image
Well, I think the U.S. has been careful not to go too far in attacking Iran's allies, in particular in attacking Hezbollah… — 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
But the U.S. has to be careful. If our strategy depends on Sunnis doing the fighting to clear Mosul and Ramadi -… — David Ignatius Copy Share Image
Middle Eastern wars rarely end with outright victory and permanent stability, so the word 'settlement' may promise too much. At best, for… — David Ignatius Copy Share Image
A change of strategy suggests there is a strategy. I don't see a strategy that deals with - that concerns with dealing… — David Ignatius Copy Share Image
Iran is also engaged in the fight against ISIL for reasons of its own that include a desire not to see a… — David Ignatius Copy Share Image
Maybe it's the spy novelist in me looking for a future plot, but I hope the U.S. and its allies are thinking… — 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… — David Ignatius Copy Share Image
Yes, Europe needs to be more welcoming, but that's only half of it. Muslims need to embrace the obligations of European residence… — 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
