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." publishersweekly.com/9781324…
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The forthcoming spy thriller from @IgnatiusPost imagines China’s obliteration of an American spy ring. BURNING RED is available for preorder now. In stores May 2027.
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“.. An intelligence investigation gathered information that a powerful friend of Trump was having an affair with a suspected Chinese agent, but the probe stalled. Why?”
@PostOpinions $NVDA
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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... aurorahumanitarian.org/en/da…
Jim Woolsey, a complicated, curious and creative person and always a generous friend.
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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So David actually took tine to read all the declassified docs (yes, thank u for doing this). An interesting picture emerges…. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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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!
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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: theatlantic.com/national-sec…
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Per my tv hit today on @Morning_Joe …. youtu.be/mbwzegXyM2w ….. 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!
Some good news from Lebanon
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. wapo.st/4sjavyr
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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: wapo.st/41DSTm1
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“The ability of the United States to defend its forces against drones is less than it needs to be.” - David Ignatius (@IgnatiusPost) of @PostOpinions on the threat of Iranian drones
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"U.S. intelligence analysts have assessed that this campaign has a low likelihood of creating a stable, modernizing government," @IgnatiusPost writes. wapo.st/4b2xRSw
On a Washington Post online chat with readers today, the first question was about what's ahead for our beloved newspaper. Here's my answer, which the Post published online:
I can't confirm the rumors because I don't know what management is planning. But as a 40-year veteran of The Post and former foreign editor, I want to celebrate the news coverage the paper's reporters have delivered and hope that despite the rumors we hold tight to what made The Post a great newspaper. I came to The Post when the now-legendary Tony Kornheiser, Mike Wilbon and Tom Boswell were our sportswriters. I was foreign editor when our brave reporter Caryle Murphy won a Pulitzer for her coverage of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait (most other reporters fled; she stayed), and when David Remnick was our Moscow correspondent. I could go on, but the point is that there is a chain of excellence in our coverage of foreign news, sports and everything else that matters that's very precious and impossible to replace. We were always more frugal in our reporting expenses than the NYT or WSJ, and in tough times for The Post financially, that needs to continue. But as someone who loves The Post, I want it to remain a powerful, strong, global newspaper.