David Ignatius

I am a columnist for the Washington Post, a former Harvard Kennedy School fellow and author of twelve espionage thrillers.

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Over the moon (so to speak) that "Publishers Weekly" has just given my new novel "Phantom Orbit" about space warfare a starred review and called it "contemporary cloak-and-dagger intrigue at its finest." https://t.co/PdVAiKtEEW

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Inspiring story by Dan Hoffman of how he and his two sons learned to cope with the loss of Dan's wife.
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Bravo to all three AI leaders for saying: Slow down.
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I'm very pleased to join the selection committee for Aurora Prize, a humanitarian award that embodies its motto, "gratitude in action."
The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative announced today that David Ignatius, an award-winning foreign affairs columnist for The Washington... https://t.co/eVf9TCp1Nu

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Jim Woolsey, a complicated, curious and creative person and always a generous friend.

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Jim Woolsey, R.I.P.

I once asked the former CIA director to name the best spy novel. He said it depends. For literary merit: "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold," by John le Carre. To learn how the CIA really works: "Agents of Innocence," by @IgnatiusPost. I liked the first and loved the second.

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[Marc Polymeropoulos @Mpolymer]

So David actually took tine to read all the declassified docs (yes, thank u for doing this). An interesting picture emerges…. https://t.co/6DWGaT7k6e

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@GEBogden and I had a fantastic chat with @IgnatiusPost on @ClearerThnTruth!

Some key takeaways:
🔹 MidEast: Iran/Turkey reshape strategy.
🔹 China: US tech reliance is a massive liability.
🔹 Ukraine: Drone tech outpaces stability.

Listen below!
https://t.co/Li2xtQWQpF

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Playing from 01:02 https://t.co/NKkhD2uWDs

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BREAKING: One of America's most-admired general officers, CD Donahue, is the latest Army leader to be forced out at the Pentagon, @nancyayoussef and @missy_ryan report: https://t.co/v7co5kMo5n

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@CONELRAD6401240 @GeraldFSeib @JessBravin What a wonderful journalist Brian Lamb was. Always clear, fair, probing. A rare person.

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@ghoshworld Way scarier than my books. Pakistan has nukes.

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@nakashimae Kudos to Ellen, the best intelligence reporter in the business.

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@siobhan_ogrady @washingtonpost Superb reporting as we saw from Siobhan first to last. The Post and its readers have been so lucky to have her work.

[Marc Polymeropoulos @Mpolymer]

Per my tv hit today on @Morning_Joe …. https://t.co/rvR7B4StIc ….. I mentioned a classic book written by @IgnatiusPost about the CIA in Lebanon in the mid 80s… and how I gave it to every young case officer in CIA’s Near East Division who I ever managed (true)….. It’s the best book on espionage I’ve ever read (fiction-ish 🤫) that deals with the actual feel of the Middle East and agent running. Enjoy!

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Kevin Klose embodied the qualities that make journalism lovable, despite itself. He was decent, smart, generous to others, persevering in hard times, clear-eyed in his view of the Soviet Union in its dying days, and always committed to his work. A rare person, who helped build the Washington Post and NPR. He will be missed.

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@DrBennieHarris1 @USCUpstate @washingtonpost What a pleasure to be in South Carolina with Chancellor Harris and three of his predecessors. Visiting this campus is a reminder of what works!

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Some good news from Lebanon

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صدر عن مكتب الإعلام في رئاسة الجمهورية البيان الاتي:

بناء على المبادرة التي اطلقها رئيس الجمهورية العماد جوزاف عون والتي ترتكز على العمل الدبلوماسي من خلال الإعلان عن وقف لإطلاق النار والذهاب إلى التفاوض المباشر مع إسرائيل ، وبعد الاتصالات الدولية والعربية التي اجراها الرئيس عون مؤخراً في ضوء تصاعد الاعتداءات الاسرائيلية على لبنان ، قررت الإدارة الاميركية تكليف وزارة الخارجية الاميركية القيام بدور الوسيط بين لبنان واسرائيل .
وتنفيذا لذلك ، وبناء على توجيهات الرئيس عون للسفيرة اللبنانية في واشنطن ، تم إتصال هاتفي عند التاسعة مساء بتوقيت بيروت ، هو الأول بين لبنان ممثلا بسفيرته في واشنطن ندى حمادة معوض وإسرائيل ممثلة بسفيرها في واشنطن يحئيل ليتر ، وبمشاركة سفير الولايات المتحدة الاميركية في بيروت ميشال عيسى الموجود في واشنطن .
وتم خلال الاتصال التوافق على عقد اول اجتماع يوم الثلاثاء المقبل في مقر الخارجية الاميركية للبحث في الإعلان عن وقف لإطلاق النار وموعد بدء التفاوض بين لبنان واسرائيل برعاية أميركية .

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"A war that began without a clear strategy for victory seemed to be converging, perhaps inevitably, on an endgame missing a formula for peace," @IgnatiusPost writes. https://t.co/QxO6lXO8P2

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"A new part of warfare that we saw in the Iran war is the use of cheap drones that can do enormous damage."

@IgnatiusPost talks about how drones will make the world look very different in the near future.

🔗 Submit a question for David's next chat with readers here: https://t.co/P6PEX9uRki