David Ignatius's Blog, page 78

A public warning to Putin: Knock it off

Documents reveal Russian agents’ identities and methods, in a warning to Putin.

Jamal Khashoggi chose to tell the truth. It’s part of the reason he’s beloved.

In his work, he has always had the same insistent passion for honesty about his country.

Trump’s bullying tactics with Iran could backfire

Will this upheaval produce compromise and a breakthrough deal, or another failed state in the Middle East?

Trump sees enemies everywhere. He should look in the mirror.

Greg Miller’s new book illustrates how the president makes mistake after mistake.

The United States is living under a volcano

We need a leader who will build unity, not spew lava.

The GOP’s spin on the Russia probe doesn’t add up

All of the Steele dossier can’t be discredited just because the contacts between private investigators and government officials were sometimes incestuous.

A GOP spin on the Russia probe reads like a noir thriller — but doesn’t add up

All of the Steele dossier can’t be discredited just because the contacts between private investigators and government officials were sometimes incestuous.

We doubted the showy Korea summits. But now we’re seeing the seeds of a deal.

The outlines are there, but the details may never become clear.

How peace keeps receding in the Middle East

The efforts of a generation of Americans, Israelis and Arabs to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have largely come to naught.

In ‘The Spy and the Traitor,’ a tale of Cold War espionage that’s both thrilling and true

Ben Macintyre revisits the story of KGB officer Oleg Gordievsky — a British mole during the 1970s and ’80s.