David Ignatius's Blog, page 21

With oil production cut, the Saudis send a message to the U.S.

The era of U.S. hegemony in the Gulf region is over.

U.S. Central Command finally gets a taste of disruption

Schuyler M. Moore is the command's first chief technology officer. The U.S. military needs a lot more people like her.

Centcom gets a tech disruptor

Schuyler M. Moore is the command's first chief technology officer. The U.S. military needs a lot more people like her.

Netanyahu’s unforced error could come with heavy costs

The Israeli political crisis should ease now. But what damage has it done to the country's security interests?

Biden moves to undo Trump’s political play on the Space Command

The 11th-hour decision to locate headquarters in Alabama could have weakened the U.S. at a critical time

Here’s the real lesson from the showy Xi-Putin meeting

The Chinese leader is trying to strengthen his sway over Eurasia. If he succeeds, we will live in a darker world.

When will the West confront India? David Ignatius answered your questions.

David's Q&A with readers was at 12 p.m. ET on Monday. Read the transcript.

How China is heralding the beginnings of a multipolar Middle East

Iran-Saudi rapprochement shakes up a status quo that was never very stable in the first place.

How the submarine deal fits into the complex U.S. strategy for the Pacific

The new agreement is part of a web of arrangements being fashioned around a more assertive China.

The moment when Putin turned away from the West

Vladimir Putin and the Bush administration were working well together on counterterrorism after 9/11. Then came Beslan — and a break.