David Ignatius

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

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David Ignatius @IgnatiusPost Apr 2, 2024

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." publishersweekly.com/9781324050919

www.publishersweekly.com Phantom Orbit by David Ignatius Journalist and novelist Ignatius (The Paladin) delivers an engrossing, character-driven spy thriller about space warfare. In 199...

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A first take on an historic night

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www.washingtonpost.com Opinion | Democrats made the midterms about Trump. Voters responded. The president’s hold on national politics finally gave way Tuesday.

David Ignatius @IgnatiusPost Oct 30

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www.washingtonpost.com Opinion | The White House sees an Iranian hard-liner as the best hope for peace The outreach is serious, but Mohsen Rezaei has built a career on defiance of the United States.

David Ignatius @IgnatiusPost Oct 24

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www.washingtonpost.com Opinion | Iran war fever is rising again. The battlespace has changed. What would another round with Iran accomplish, and how should the U.S. fight it?

David Ignatius @IgnatiusPost Oct 21

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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www.foxnews.com DAN HOFFMAN: Grief can break your heart. Here's how to keep it from breaking your life Marcus Aurelius' Stoic wisdom frames a CIA veteran's journey through grief after losing his wife Kim to cancer and raising their sons alone.