Jackson Diehl
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Jackson Diehl is deputy editorial page editor of The Post. He is an editorial writer specializing in foreign affairs and writes a biweekly column that appears on Mondays.
Diehl joined The Post in June 1978 as a reporter on the metropolitan staff. He joined the foreign desk in 1981, working as a correspondent from January 1982 until July 1992 in three of The Post's bureaus: Buenos Aires, Warsaw and Jerusalem. From October 1982 until November 2000 Diehl worked in several newsroom management positions, including assistant managing editor/foreign and assistant managing editor/national. He became deputy editorial page editor in February, 2001.
Diehl was awarded the Inter-American Press Association Award for Interpretive Journalism in 1984 for his coverage of South America, and the Bob Considine Award of the Overseas Press Association in 1990 for his coverage of the 1989 revolution in Eastern Europe.
Articles by Jackson Diehl
Jackson Diehl on Obama's Afghan indecision (November 15, 2009)
Jackson Diehl on Iran's unlovable opposition (November 2, 2009)
It's Vietnam, again: Does that analysis stand up for every U.S. intervention? (October 25, 2009)
Allies wait and worry over Obama's Afghan plan (October 19, 2009)
The Coming Failure on Iran (October 4, 2009)
Israel's 'Win' in Gaza Has Lessons for Approach to Iran (September 21, 2009)
Obama's Plans to Meet Hostile Leaders Rebuffed (September 7, 2009)
Obama's Biggest Test: Healing the Arab-Israeli Rift (August 23, 2009)
Iraq's Maliki and Washington Share an Interest in Countering Sectarian Forces (July 26, 2009)
A Double Standard on Democracy in Latin America (July 13, 2009)
U.S. Needs to Get a Settlement Deal With Israel (June 29, 2009)
Abbas's Waiting Game on Peace With Israel (May 29, 2009)
Obama, Netanyahu Differ on Goals (May 18, 2009)
A Reality Check for Obama on Afghanistan and Pakistan (May 10, 2009)
Can the U.S. Counter the Taliban's Advance in Pakistan? (May 4, 2009)
Barack Obama's Quick Foreign Policy Fixes Run Into Stubborn World Problems (April 20, 2009)
Obama, Going Along to Get Along (April 5, 2009)
For Obama, Three Time Bombs to Defuse in Afghanistan (March 29, 2009)
Critical Mass in Afghanistan (March 23, 2009)
Parallels Between Obama and Bush (March 8, 2009)
Mixed Signals From Moscow (February 23, 2009)
A Promise of War (February 9, 2009)
An Old Mission for George Mitchell (January 23, 2009)
Hard Lesson for Israel (January 9, 2009)
Olmert's Final Failure (December 29, 2008)
Keep the Door Open to Dissidents, Mr. Obama (December 12, 2008)
How Far Will We Go to Save Georgia? (December 1, 2008)
Jackson Diehl Says Obama Will Have to Decide If He's on the Side of Democratic Reformers in the Middle East (November 17, 2008)
A Test That's Sure to Come (November 3, 2008)
Ortega Amnesia (October 20, 2008)
McCain's Running Mate (October 6, 2008)
A Peace From the Bottom Up (September 22, 2008)
The Trouble With Saakashvili (September 8, 2008)
In Russia, 'Legal Nihilism' as Usual (July 28, 2008)
Terms of (Dis)Engagement (July 14, 2008)
The Rival Chvez Won't Permit (June 30, 2008)
The Rival Chávez Won't Permit (June 30, 2008)
Pakistan's Plea For Patience (June 16, 2008)
Pawns in the Jungles of Colombia (June 2, 2008)
A 'League' By Other Names (May 19, 2008)
War of the Rockets (May 5, 2008)
Hunger Pains for Mubarak (April 21, 2008)
Road Map to a Gaza War (April 7, 2008)
Where Europe Draws the Line (March 24, 2008)
The FARC's Guardian Angel (March 10, 2008)
The FARC's Guardian Angel (March 10, 2008)
Holding Medvedev to His Words (February 25, 2008)
Holding Medvedev to His Words (February 25, 2008)
Life After Chávez (February 11, 2008)
Life After Chvez (February 11, 2008)
Life After Chávez (February 11, 2008)
No More Coups (January 28, 2008)
No More Coups (January 28, 2008)
Bush's Diplomatic Amends (January 14, 2008)
Bush's Diplomatic Amends (January 14, 2008)
Make-or-Break Time in Iraq? (December 31, 2007)
Make-or-Break Time in Iraq? (December 31, 2007)
Egypt's YouTube Democrats (December 17, 2007)
Egypt's YouTube Democrats (December 17, 2007)
Fuses in Gaza (December 3, 2007)
Fuses in Gaza (December 3, 2007)
Chávez and the King (November 19, 2007)
Chávez and the King (November 19, 2007)
If This Peace Process Fails (November 8, 2007)
If This Peace Process Fails (November 8, 2007)
All Still Quiet on the Syria Bombing (November 5, 2007)
All Still Quiet on the Syria Bombing (November 5, 2007)
The Deal on the Table (October 22, 2007)
The Deal on the Table (October 22, 2007)
As Lebanon Goes . . . (October 8, 2007)
As Lebanon Goes . . . (October 8, 2007)
Forsaking the Egyptian Free Press (September 24, 2007)
Forsaking the Egyptian Free Press (September 24, 2007)
The Bottom-Up Partition (September 10, 2007)
The Bottom-Up Partition (September 10, 2007)
Muslim Democracy in Action (August 27, 2007)
Muslim Democracy in Action (August 27, 2007)
The Rush for a Legacy (August 6, 2007)
The Rush for a Legacy (August 6, 2007)
Pistachios at Guantanamo (July 23, 2007)
Pistachios at Guantanamo (July 23, 2007)
Mideast Policy in a Fantasy World (July 9, 2007)
Mideast Policy in a Fantasy World (July 9, 2007)
A Shadow on the Human Rights Movement (June 25, 2007)
A Shadow on the Human Rights Movement (June 25, 2007)
How to Be A Dissident President (June 11, 2007)
How to Be A Dissident President (June 11, 2007)
Shortchanging Democracy in Ukraine (May 28, 2007)
Shortchanging Democracy in Ukraine (May 28, 2007)
Dead Air in Caracas (May 14, 2007)
Dead Air in Caracas (May 14, 2007)
A Lasting Freedom Agenda (April 30, 2007)
A Lasting Freedom Agenda (April 30, 2007)
Mideast Relations 101 (April 16, 2007)
Mideast Relations 101 (April 16, 2007)
Darfur on Their Radar (April 2, 2007)
Darfur on Their Radar (April 2, 2007)
The Great Mideast Pretenders (March 19, 2007)
The Great Mideast Pretenders (March 19, 2007)
The House's Ottoman Agenda (March 5, 2007)
The House's Ottoman Agenda (March 5, 2007)
Can a Saudi Dealmaker Rescue Bush? (February 19, 2007)
Can a Saudi Dealmaker Rescue Bush? (February 19, 2007)
Musharraf's Stale Promises (February 5, 2007)
Musharraf's Stale Promises (February 5, 2007)
Rice's Rhetoric, in Full Retreat (January 22, 2007)
Rice's Rhetoric, in Full Retreat (January 22, 2007)
War Against Time (January 8, 2007)
War Against Time (January 8, 2007)
The New Threat To Europe (December 25, 2006)
The New Threat To Europe (December 25, 2006)
How Quickly Bush Forgot (December 11, 2006)
How Quickly Bush Forgot (December 11, 2006)
Dinner With Jacques (November 30, 2006)
Dinner With Jacques (November 30, 2006)
Shaping Post-Bush Policy (November 27, 2006)
Shaping Post-Bush Policy (November 27, 2006)
How Bush and Olmert Could Help Each Other (November 13, 2006)
Ch?vez's Legal Weapon (October 30, 2006)
Ch?vez's U.N. Moment (October 16, 2006)
The Big Question On Iraq (October 2, 2006)
An Endless Vacuum in the Middle East (September 18, 2006)
Not Wanted: An Exit Strategy (September 4, 2006)
Ch?vez's War of Words (August 7, 2006)
Betting on Democracy (July 31, 2006)
Israel's Diplomatic Invasion (July 3, 2006)
Crumbling Before Putin (June 19, 2006)
Iran's China Syndrome (June 5, 2006)
Reclaiming the Democratic Agenda (May 22, 2006)
In Iran, Apocalypse vs. Reform (May 11, 2006)
Deft Demagoguery in Iran (May 7, 2006)
Retreat From the Freedom Agenda (April 24, 2006)
In Venezuela, Locking Up the Vote (April 10, 2006)
The Freedom to Describe Dictatorship (March 27, 2006)
A Losing Latin Policy (March 10, 2006)
An Explosive Gas Deal (February 27, 2006)
Caught Between Ballots and Bullets (February 13, 2006)
Bush's Choice on Iran (January 30, 2006)
Electing a Vision, Not a Visionary (January 16, 2006)
Our Latin Conundrum (January 2, 2006)
In the Mideast, Democratic Momentum (December 19, 2005)
Mubarak Outdoes Himself (December 5, 2005)
The Bosnian Example for Iraq (November 21, 2005)
Reselling the Wars (November 7, 2005)
An Oil-Rich Test for Bush (October 24, 2005)
Iraqis' Broken Dreams (October 10, 2005)
Buying Support in Latin America (September 26, 2005)
