David Ignatius

Articles by David Ignatius

David Ignatius on Iran's need for an American enemy (November 8, 2009)

David Ignatius on reforming Karzai's regime in Afghanistan (November 4, 2009)

David Ignatius on mixing hard and soft tactics in Afghanistan (November 1, 2009)

David Ignatius on why Obama should send more troops to Afghanistan (October 30, 2009)

David Ignatius on Baghdad's day of horror (October 26, 2009)

David Ignatius on Waziristan and the British experience (October 25, 2009)

Pakistan takes on the Taliban in South Waziristan (October 22, 2009)

Technical Hitch May Weaken Iran Nuclear Threat (October 16, 2009)

President Obama's Crucial Afghanistan Decision (October 15, 2009)

Legislation to Needlessly Stir Up Pakistan (October 11, 2009)

An Afghan Test for the Obama Doctrine (October 8, 2009)

Pakistan's Model for Fighting Terrorism (October 4, 2009)

Pakistan Prepares to Retake Control of al-Qaeda, Taliban Haven (October 1, 2009)

Afghan War Exposes Strains Between U.S., Pakistan (September 29, 2009)

How Hedge Funds Got It Right on Incentives (September 25, 2009)

Afghanistan Through British Eyes (September 24, 2009)

Why a Deal With Iran Is Unlikely Under Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (September 20, 2009)

Building a 'Citizen-Centric' CIA (September 17, 2009)

An Iraq Security Framework Via Its Neighbors (September 13, 2009)

U.S. Must Navigate Through Iran's Power Struggle (September 10, 2009)

The Cleveland Clinic Way to Health-Care Reform (September 6, 2009)

Roll the Dice on Afghanistan (September 2, 2009)

A Sigh of Relief From the CIA (August 26, 2009)

Iraq's Iranian Connection (August 25, 2009)

Afghanistan and Mideast Pose Big Tests for Obama (August 23, 2009)

Time to Follow the Doctor's Orders on Health Care (August 20, 2009)

Let Iran Founder for a Moment (August 2, 2009)

Dial Back the Security Paranoia for Public Officials (July 30, 2009)

Life in the Rehab Economy (July 26, 2009)

Behind the CIA's Assassination Program (July 23, 2009)

Sizing Up President Obama's Foreign Policy After 6 Months (July 19, 2009)

Eric Holder, Democrats in Congress Play Politics With the CIA (July 16, 2009)

Russia Is Still a Declining Power (July 12, 2009)

Certainty That Hit a Wall (July 7, 2009)

For Russia, Resentment That a 'Reset' Can't Fix (July 5, 2009)

'Miracle and Mystery': Why Russians Love Putin (July 2, 2009)

The West Bank Settlements Dilemma (June 28, 2009)

In the Confrontation in Iran, the Best Bet Is Neda's Side (June 24, 2009)

Protests Are a Real Threat to Iran's Rulers (June 19, 2009)

Obama's Message to Iran (June 16, 2009)

Heavy Debt Carries Inflation Risk (June 14, 2009)

Spy Chiefs' Turf War Exposes a Botched Reorganization (June 11, 2009)

On Defense, a Team, Not Rivals (June 7, 2009)

Obama on Israeli Settlements (June 4, 2009)

Change in the Air in Iran (May 31, 2009)

Ben Bernanke, Quiet Tiger at the Fed (May 28, 2009)

On Iran, No Magic Bullet (May 24, 2009)

Upping the Ante on Israel (May 20, 2009)

Government Money Is a Toxic Asset (May 17, 2009)

Pelosi vs. the CIA: The Spies Stand Up to the Speaker (May 17, 2009)

For Petraeus, a Tougher Fight in Afghanistan (May 13, 2009)

Will The Post Figure Out Its Future in a New-Media World? (May 10, 2009)

The Baby Boomers' Retirement Bummer (May 7, 2009)

Make-or-Break Moment in Pakistan's Struggle With the Taliban (May 3, 2009)

Gen. James Jones's Outlook as Barack Obama's National Security Adviser (April 30, 2009)

A Conflicted Strategy in Afghanistan (April 26, 2009)

Slow Roll Time at Langley (April 22, 2009)

Obama - Can the Play-Caller Also Execute? (April 19, 2009)

How Pakistan Almost Blew Up (April 16, 2009)

The Dangers Facing Pakistan (April 10, 2009)

Listening in Kabul (April 7, 2009)

Is Obama's Mideast Diplomatic Drama Ready to Open? (April 5, 2009)

Barack Obama's 'Post-Globalization' Vision and the G-20 (April 2, 2009)

Obama's Fine Print On Security (March 29, 2009)

How a U.S. Tax Deduction Aids Israeli Settlements (March 26, 2009)

Economic Optimism From Australia's Prime Minister (March 22, 2009)

David Kilcullen's Road Map for Afghanistan (March 19, 2009)

Back to the Bubble? (March 15, 2009)

On the Financial Crisis, We're Stuck in 'Phony War' Phase (March 12, 2009)

The Clock Is Ticking on Settling With Iran (March 8, 2009)

The Right Roosevelt? (March 5, 2009)

Financial Gurus Geithner, Summers Get Another Chance (March 1, 2009)

On Iran, an Apostle of Patience (February 26, 2009)

A Three-Pronged Bet on 'AFPAK' (February 22, 2009)

States at the Breaking Point (February 19, 2009)

Solving the Crisis -- Smaller Risks, Smaller Banks (February 15, 2009)

Rush and Shush at the Fed (February 11, 2009)

The Death of 'Rational Man' (February 8, 2009)

Obama Should Send Zbigniew Brzezinski and Brent Scowcroft to Iran (February 5, 2009)

Humbled Economic Masters at Davos (February 1, 2009)

The Pakistan Puzzle (January 30, 2009)

Scary Financial Movie (January 25, 2009)

Hard Truths at The Outset (January 21, 2009)

Ryan Crocker's Truth-Telling (January 18, 2009)

Bush's Incautious Optimism (January 15, 2009)

Mr. Cool's Centrist Gamble (January 11, 2009)

A Surprise Pick for CIA Chief (January 7, 2009)

Obama's Limited Middle East Options (January 4, 2009)

It's Time To Pay The Bills (January 1, 2009)

Lebanon's Quiet Truce (December 28, 2008)

What Syria's Assad's Hopes for With Barack Obama and Mideast Peace (December 24, 2008)

Mideast Election Dominoes (December 21, 2008)

Reality TV and the New Afghanistan (December 18, 2008)

The Next President and a Post-Colonial Worldview (December 14, 2008)

The Right Spymaster for Obama (December 11, 2008)

A Facilitator With Mideast Spurs (December 7, 2008)

Could a Mumbai-Style Attack Happen in the U.S.? (December 3, 2008)

Bush's Iran Policy Has Failed (November 30, 2008)

Condoleezza Rice's Future Plans (November 27, 2008)

David Ignatius on Speed in Aiding the Economy (November 23, 2008)

David Ignatius on Obama's Transition Reality Check (November 20, 2008)

David Ignatius -- Terrorists Wary of Obama's Victory (November 16, 2008)

Racing to the Summit (November 13, 2008)

All Deliberate Speed (November 6, 2008)

A Quiet Deal With Pakistan (November 4, 2008)

A Full Plate in January (November 2, 2008)

Alphas in Their Bunkers (October 30, 2008)

Tea With the Taliban? (October 26, 2008)

A Critical Stage in Iraq (October 22, 2008)

The Speech That Could Close the Deal (October 19, 2008)

A Bailout Beijing Would Cheer (October 16, 2008)

Bush's Crucial Handoffs (October 12, 2008)

It's Only Bankruptcy (October 9, 2008)

Lessons Taught By FDR (October 5, 2008)

Who Needs Congress? (October 2, 2008)

What a Surge Can't Solve in Afghanistan (September 28, 2008)

What Keynes Could Tell Paulson (September 25, 2008)

The Plain Vanilla Revolutionary (September 21, 2008)

20 Months in Baghdad (September 17, 2008)

Stopping At Nothing To Win (September 14, 2008)

Caution Over Confrontation (September 10, 2008)

A Tapestry In Two Tickets (September 7, 2008)

Hot or Cool on Russia? (September 4, 2008)

Makeover Model for McCain (August 31, 2008)

A Syrian-Israeli Breakthrough? (August 27, 2008)

Mr. Cool And the Brawlers (August 24, 2008)

The Risk of the Zinger (August 20, 2008)

Gates's Next Mission (August 7, 2008)

'Bomb Bomb Iran'? Not Likely. (August 3, 2008)

McCain's True Voice (July 31, 2008)

A History For Iraqis To Write (July 27, 2008)

Talking Into the Sunset (July 24, 2008)

The View From the Eye of the Storm (July 18, 2008)

Bailing Hard and Getting Soaked (July 16, 2008)

An Army That Learns (July 13, 2008)

Tehran's Definite 'Maybe' (July 10, 2008)

Obama: Strength Out of Weakness (July 6, 2008)

Spy Games in Iran (July 2, 2008)

Why Not A Debate In Dubai? (June 29, 2008)

A Surprise Negotiation (June 25, 2008)

Failing Airlines, Failing Government (June 22, 2008)

The Right Iraq Footprint (June 19, 2008)

A Fix-It List for The Spies (June 15, 2008)

Obama's Economic Challenge (June 12, 2008)

At the Tip of Iran's Spear (June 8, 2008)

Reining In the Kings of Tort (June 5, 2008)

Going Their Own Way in The Mideast (June 1, 2008)

A Past at Rest in Rwanda (May 29, 2008)

Thinking Through Doomsday (May 23, 2008)

A Test for Obama's Promises (May 18, 2008)

The Squeeze on the Middle East's Moderates (May 15, 2008)

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)