David Ignatius's Blog, page 97

Michael Flynn’s fall tells a much bigger story

When intelligence officers such as Michael Flynn move from compartmented boxes to a wider world, they’re not good at being normal — and they often pay a price for it.

Mattis and Trump: The odd couple that works

The defense secretary stands between a dangerous world and a media-driven White House.

A young prince is reimagining Saudi Arabia. Can he make his vision come true?

Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman outlines ambitious plans, including liberalization of the entertainment sector.

Trump needs a dose of ‘manly virtues’

Harry Truman made up for inexperience with dignity and responsibility.

Trump gets a taste of success

But beware leaning too hard on personality politics in foreign policy.

Trump got Syria and China right last week. That’s a start.

The president is moving his erratic administration closer to traditional U.S. foreign policy.

Trump enforces the ‘red line’ on chemical weapons

After saying Syria was his responsibility, the president took action. But he will still have to make tough military choices.

Trump’s shell game on Russia makes everything look suspicious

The president is trying to distract the country from the Russia investigation. That can backfire.

Rep. Adam Schiff: House panel’s Russia probe can’t continue under ‘cloud’

House Intelligence Committee’s ranking Democrat says Devin Nunes’s source was no ‘whistleblower.’

A radical idea for health-care reform: Listen to the doctors

America’s problem is that it squanders money on expensive procedures and tests.