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David Ignatius
I am a columnist for the Washington Post , a Harvard Kennedy School fellow and author of ten espionage thrillers.
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David Ignatius 22h
The Khashoggi killing had roots in a cutthroat Saudi family feud
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David Ignatius Nov 22
Bracing from about Trumps’s sorry political talk to troops: “Let me be blunt. The United States military is not a voting bloc. It's not a MAGA rally crowd. It's not a plaything, and it's most certainly not an arm of the Republican Party.”
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David Ignatius Nov 22
Trump should find a trade victory with China at the G-20 — before it’s too late
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David Ignatius Nov 21
We’re lucky at the Post to have a publisher who stands so firmly with Jamal Khashoggi and all our journalists.
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David Ignatius Nov 20
My four-word wish for Thanksgiving
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David Ignatius Nov 15
America’s overt payback for China’s covert espionage
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David Ignatius Nov 13
The world is moving on from Trump. And others are stepping forward.
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David Ignatius Nov 11
“By putting our own interests first, with no regard for others, we erase the very thing that a nation holds dearest, and the thing that keeps it alive: its moral values.” Emmanuel Macron.
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David Ignatius Nov 11
Macron denounces nationalism as a ‘betrayal of patriotism’ in rebuke to Trump at WWI remembrance
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David Ignatius Nov 8
What would the ghosts of 1918 tell us about the perilous world today?
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David Ignatius Nov 6
China's application of AI should be a Sputnik moment for the U.S. But will it be?
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David Ignatius Nov 6
My takeaway from this very interesting discussion with @SparkCogniton CEO Amirhusain_tx and former NSA director Adm. Bobby Inman is that America's biggest advantage in the global AI race is the openness of our tech sector and our fidelity to our values.
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David Ignatius Nov 1
Mattis is walking the Trump tightrope. It’s agonizing to watch.
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David Ignatius Nov 1
Good reporting here by Talker (Jeff Stein) of a posthumous scoop by the late, great David Wise. Who dimed out American traitor and super-spy, Robert Hanssen?
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David Ignatius Oct 29
Such a pleasure to be with tonight for event. Erie Pa. is a place that as has written, is defying the national trend toward political dysfunction and solving problems.
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David Ignatius Oct 29
In Pittsburgh, ‘hate has no home here’
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David Ignatius Oct 28
Replying to @GlennKesslerWP
This moving narrative by , our superb Fact Checker, captures the essence of how, as Glenn says, “every person can find the strength in themselves to counter intolerance and hate.”
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David Ignatius Oct 26
In a world that needs some good news, today's meeting between Israeli and Omani leaders is worth celebrating. Remember that Obama's secret back channel to Iran began through the Omanis, the Arab world's best mediators.
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David Ignatius Oct 26
A beautiful appreciation of Jamal Khashoggi from , an American friend who knew Jamal for nearly 30 years. The Jamal Khashoggi I Knew 
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David Ignatius Oct 25
Why was MBS so afraid of Jamal Khashoggi?
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