David Ignatius's Blog, page 46

Biden’s first 100 days in foreign policy have been about undoing. Here’s what comes next.

After Trump’s wrecking ball, it’s time to demonstrate U.S. leadership.

Biden will be the first U.S. president to recognize the Armenian genocide. That’s huge.

The work of the late Vartan Gregorian and other humanitarians will continue.

What formally recognizing the Armenian genocide means for humanity

The work of the late Vartan Gregorian and other humanitarians will continue.

How Kash Patel rose from obscure Hill staffer to key operative in Trump’s battle with the intelligence community

While other Trump staffers became near-household names, Kashyap P. “Kash” Patel flew largely beneath the radar during the Trump administration.

Biden’s approach to North Korea is the opposite of ‘fire and fury’

The Biden administration is starting with low-key diplomacy.

History will cast a shadow over Biden’s decision to withdraw from Afghanistan

Biden must pray that the troops he is bringing home will never have to go back.

Antony Blinken offers a window on how Biden’s foreign policy decisions will be made

You don’t sense a “doctrine” so much as a pragmatic mind-set.

The biggest potential danger to Jordan’s King Abdullah II is himself

The king must resist succumbing to social media paranoia.

Uneasy lies the head that wears Jordan’s crown

King Abdullah II must resist succumbing to social media paranoia.

How Russia’s military activity near Ukraine is poised to test the Biden administration

The Ukraine border tension comes as Vladimir Putin faces his most substantial domestic criticism in several years.