David Ignatius
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David Ignatius is a twice-weekly columnist for The Post, writing on global politics, economics and international affairs. His column appears on Thursdays and Sundays. He is also creator and co-moderator of Post-Global, an online conversation about international affairs at washingtonpost.com.
He joined The Post in 1986 as editor of The Post's Outlook section, and then served as foreign editor from 1990 to 1992. Prior to becoming a columnist, Ignatius was The Post's assistant managing editor in charge of business news, a position he assumed in 1993. He continued to write weekly after becoming executive editor of the Paris-based International Herald Tribune in 2000, and resumed writing twice a week for the op-ed page in 2003. Before joining The Post he worked for ten years as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, covering at various times the steel industry, the Justice Department, the CIA, the U.S. Senate, the Middle East, and the State Department. Ignatius has written six novels: "Body of Lies" (April 2007), “The Sun King” (1999), “A Firing Offense” (1997), “The Bank of Fear” (1994), “SIRO” (1991), and “Agents of Innocence” (1987).
Ignatius’ column won the 2000 Gerald Loeb Award for Commentary," a 2005 Edward Weintal Special Citation, and the 1984 Edward Weintal Prize for Diplomatic Reporting.
Articles by David Ignatius
Mr. Cool's Intensity (May 11, 2008)
Where The Wild Cards Are (May 8, 2008)
All Quiet (May 4, 2008)
An Enemy on the Run (May 4, 2008)
Building Bridges in the Back of Beyond (May 1, 2008)
Two Fronts, Same Worries (April 27, 2008)
Running on Sweet Nothings (April 24, 2008)
Obama and the Chicago Insider (April 20, 2008)
A Blast Still Reverberating (April 17, 2008)
Bailout Nation (April 13, 2008)
The Iran Problem (April 9, 2008)
Repairing America's Spy Shop (April 6, 2008)
Perils in The Price Of Rice (April 3, 2008)
Mideast Openings (March 30, 2008)
'Roboburgh' Rising (March 27, 2008)
A Ticking Clock on N. Korea (March 23, 2008)
What if The Fed Fails? (March 19, 2008)
Waiting Games in the Middle East (March 16, 2008)
A Centcom Chief Who Spoke His Mind (March 13, 2008)
Annapolis's Fading Hope (March 9, 2008)
Homeland Security's Struggle (March 6, 2008)
Obama: A Thin Record For a Bridge Builder (March 2, 2008)
The Fading Jihadists (February 28, 2008)
The Value of Newness (February 24, 2008)
Wall Street Bank Run (February 21, 2008)
The Obama Mystery (February 17, 2008)
Bush's Iraq Calculus (February 14, 2008)
Learning to Fight a War (February 10, 2008)
Choosing Among Generations (February 7, 2008)
The Next Iraq Phase (January 30, 2008)
An Afghan Province Points the Way (January 27, 2008)
A Pro for the Pakistani Army? (January 24, 2008)
Too Late To the Downturn (January 20, 2008)
The Obama of 'Dreams' (January 17, 2008)
Riding the Change Horse (January 13, 2008)
A Surge Against Maliki (January 9, 2008)
Into Africa Without a Map (January 6, 2008)
Night of the Opinions (January 3, 2008)
The Legacy of Benazir Bhutto (December 28, 2007)
Wisdom From The Founding Rationalists (December 27, 2007)
Paradox for Petraeus (December 21, 2007)
Skirting the Abyss in Iraq (December 19, 2007)
What Bankers Fear (December 16, 2007)
Intelligence Oversight In Free Fall (December 13, 2007)
Hillary's Ex Factor (December 9, 2007)
The Myth of the Mad Mullahs (December 5, 2007)
The Road From Annapolis (December 2, 2007)
How Annapolis Helps (November 28, 2007)
The Next Clintonomics (November 25, 2007)
In Iraq, Signs of Hope and Peril (November 21, 2007)
The Discipline Of the Dollar (November 18, 2007)
Palestinian Security Paradox (November 15, 2007)
The Spy Who Wants Israel to Talk (November 11, 2007)
In Pakistan, Echoes of Iran (November 7, 2007)
Rice's Bridge To Peace (November 4, 2007)
Life in Budget Limbo (November 1, 2007)
Walking Into Iran's Trap (October 28, 2007)
A Nation Of Mideast Hostages (October 25, 2007)
Next Challenge in Iraq (October 21, 2007)
Portents of A Nuclear Al-Qaeda (October 18, 2007)
The Dignity Agenda (October 14, 2007)
Can Mr. Cool Get Hot? (October 11, 2007)
'A Way Out' for Iran (October 7, 2007)
Dividing Iraq to Save It (October 4, 2007)
Dangerous Logjam on Surveillance (September 30, 2007)
Markets' World of Worry (September 27, 2007)
When the CIA Got It Right (September 23, 2007)
Shaky Allies in Anbar (September 20, 2007)
Cooling The Clash With Iran (September 16, 2007)
How This Ends (September 13, 2007)
Can the Democrats Say Yes? (September 9, 2007)
Sarkozy On the Offensive (September 6, 2007)
The Real Causes of the Financial Storm (September 2, 2007)
Bush's Lost Iraqi Election (August 30, 2007)
Post-Iraq Strategy (August 26, 2007)
The Pragmatic Obama (August 23, 2007)
The Democrats Dither on Trade (August 5, 2007)
The Path That Led To Murdoch (August 2, 2007)
Sept. 10 in Waziristan (July 31, 2007)
It's How We Pull Back (July 29, 2007)
Summer's Escape Artists (July 26, 2007)
Damage Control in the Mideast (July 22, 2007)
A Backlash Against Billionaires (July 19, 2007)
A Zone To Stay Out Of (July 15, 2007)
A Consensus Waiting to Happen (July 12, 2007)
Getting the CIA We Need (July 8, 2007)
When the 'Bleed-Out' Begins (July 5, 2007)
A Fire We Can't Run From (July 1, 2007)
Jim Webb and the Populist Pitch (June 28, 2007)
Wise Advice: Listen, and Engage (June 24, 2007)
Bush's Make-Do Team (June 21, 2007)
Debates To Dream About (June 17, 2007)
A Sectarian Spy Duel In Baghdad (June 14, 2007)
Improvised Explosive Defeat? (June 10, 2007)
Solving 'Stovepipe America' (June 7, 2007)
The Ideas Engine Needs a Tuneup (June 3, 2007)
Time for 'Plan B-H' in Iraq? (May 31, 2007)
Countering Iran's Distrust (May 27, 2007)
After the Surge (May 22, 2007)
An Army Against the Clock (May 20, 2007)
Running Out of Time in Iraq (May 15, 2007)
Ethiopia's Iraq (May 13, 2007)
Cheney And the Saudis (May 9, 2007)
New World Disorder (May 4, 2007)
The Price Of 'We Know Best' (May 2, 2007)
Signs of A Spring Thaw (April 27, 2007)
The Oval Office Bunker (April 25, 2007)
Rice on The Right Tracks (April 20, 2007)
A New Threat In Iraq (April 18, 2007)
A Power Outage At the White House (April 13, 2007)
A Ghost of the Cold War (April 11, 2007)
Calming the Waters in the Gulf (April 6, 2007)
Back to Baker-Hamilton (April 4, 2007)
15 Britons In a Sea Of Intrigue (March 30, 2007)
France's Agents of Change (March 28, 2007)
An Inside-the-Bushies Mentality (March 23, 2007)
Rice's Mideast Minefield (March 21, 2007)
Abizaid's Long View (March 16, 2007)
A Manifesto For the Next President (March 14, 2007)
Higher-Ed Superpower (March 9, 2007)
After the Rock, Diplomacy (March 7, 2007)
The Climate-Change Precipice (March 2, 2007)
U.S. Sanctions With Teeth (February 28, 2007)
Signals From Tehran (February 23, 2007)
Going Nowhere Fast (February 21, 2007)
Russia's Course: Still Uncertain (February 16, 2007)
Putin's Moment To Seize (February 14, 2007)
Journalism's Relentless Centrist (February 9, 2007)
Expect The Worst In Iraq (February 7, 2007)
A Failed Cover-Up (February 2, 2007)
The Blair He Could Have Been (January 31, 2007)
Rice's Strategic Reset (January 26, 2007)
New Face on a Tough War (January 24, 2007)
Cheney's Enigmatic Influence (January 19, 2007)
The Right Bet in the Mideast (January 17, 2007)
An Opening for the Democrats (January 12, 2007)
Lessons for One Last Try (January 10, 2007)
Good Times or Good Governance (January 5, 2007)
Will We Leave Iraqi Allies Behind? (January 3, 2007)
Walking a Tightrope Into 2007 (December 29, 2006)
Bush's New Look on Iraq: Weary (December 27, 2006)
Their Christmas At War (December 22, 2006)
A Realistic Approach To Iraq (December 20, 2006)
What Syria Would Say (December 15, 2006)
Siniora Stands Fast (December 12, 2006)
Baker-Hamilton Does Its Job (December 7, 2006)
The Price of Iran's Help (December 6, 2006)
Groping for the Exit (December 1, 2006)
Hagel's Moment? (November 29, 2006)
The Politics of Murder (November 24, 2006)
Lessons From the Saudis (November 22, 2006)
Issues Front and Center (November 17, 2006)
Baker Ex Machina (November 15, 2006)
The Defense Secretary We Had (November 9, 2006)
For Hayden, Repair Work At the CIA (November 8, 2006)
The Operator (November 5, 2006)
Seeking Options On Iraq (November 3, 2006)
Bridge To the Center (November 1, 2006)
The Paradox Behind the Paralysis on Security (October 27, 2006)
The Hard Way Out (October 25, 2006)
The Black Box of Tehran (October 20, 2006)
Which Way to Win? (October 18, 2006)
Beyond the Coup Rumors, Options for Iraq (October 13, 2006)
We Need a New Deterrent (October 11, 2006)
How the Democrats Can Step Up (October 6, 2006)
Reach Out To the Red Zone (October 4, 2006)
Iran's Uranium Glitch (September 29, 2006)
The Big Question Democrats Are Ducking (September 27, 2006)
Ahmadinejad's Gauntlet (September 24, 2006)
The Center Cannot Hold (August 6, 2006)
