April 16, 2009
South Asia
Pakistan Dodges a Bullet
“The lesson for nervous Pakistan-watchers is that however enfeebled the country's elite may be, it isn't suicidal.”
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#28 David Ignatius
The Washington Post
David Ignatius is an associate editor and foreign-affairs columnist of The Washington Post's op-ed page.
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The son of a man who was both secretary of the Navy and president of The Washington Post, Ignatius grew up in the corridors of political and media power in Washington. Only Thomas Friedman and Fareed Zakaria, his partner on an opinion channel of The Post's Web site, rival Ignatius in their ability to remain in the good graces of senior American officials and foreign heads of state. Ignatius's commentary is especially prized for its proximity to power: there are few observers of international affairs more informed by contact with actual decision makers.
Ignatius has held several senior editing jobs at The Post and was the executive editor of the International Herald Tribune in Paris. He is also the author of several spy thrillers, including Body of Lies, which was made into a film, starring Leonardo DiCaprio. He coached DiCaprio on how to walk like a spy. His advice: be more "uptight."
The son of a man who was both secretary of the Navy and president of The Washington Post, Ignatius grew up in the corridors of political and media power in Washington. Only Thomas Friedman and Fareed Zakaria, his partner on an opinion channel of The Post's Web site, rival Ignatius in their ability to remain in the good graces of senior American officials and foreign heads of state. Ignatius's commentary is especially prized for its proximity to power: there are few observers of international affairs more informed by contact with actual decision makers.
Ignatius has held several senior editing jobs at The Post and was the executive editor of the International Herald Tribune in Paris. He is also the author of several spy thrillers, including Body of Lies, which was made into a film, starring Leonardo DiCaprio. He coached DiCaprio on how to walk like a spy. His advice: be more "uptight."
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April 10, 2009
Af-Pak War
A Short Fuse in Pakistan
“As so often in pro-American countries on the brink, part of the problem here is the gap between what officials say in private and what they can admit openly.”
April 7, 2009
War in Afghanistan
Listening in Kabul
“The upbeat tour was deceptive, in a way, in its suggestion that Afghanistan's problems can be fixed by more open talk.”
April 5, 2009
Confronting Iran
A Mideast Play's Uncertain Script
“If you're looking for a historical analogy for this scale of diplomacy, think of the Congress of Vienna of 1815.”
April 2, 2009
G20 Summit
Rolling Out Obamanomics
“This White House is speaking an economic language that Europe and Asia understand ... without abandoning America's commitment to free markets.”
March 29, 2009
Cheney Media Blitz
Obama's Fine Print on Security
“[The Obama team] understands that there are extreme situations... But it doesn't want to make the Bush mistake of opening the door to lawless actions.”
March 22, 2009
Economic Policy
Upbeat Down Under
“...it's at least modestly reassuring that the G-20 will be the forum, China will be a player and America will be back in a leadership role.”
March 19, 2009
War in Afghanistan
Road Map for Afghanistan
“Kilcullen's advice [in Afghanistan]...means a measured commitment, somewhere between a major escalation and a minimal force.”
March 15, 2009
Economic Policy
Back to the Bubble
“The danger now, as economic activity slows around the globe, is that the G-20 leaders will seek recovery in a new version of the old, unbalanced system.”
March 12, 2009
Economic Policy
A 'Phony War' on Crisis
“The government is talking about sacrifice and solutions, but it hasn't yet made the tough decisions that will put the economy back together.”
March 8, 2009
Confronting Iran
Talk With Iran? Then Move Fast
“The Obama administration says that it wants to talk, and so do Iranian and Syrian officials. But then the complications begin.”
March 5, 2009
Bank Bailouts
The Right Roosevelt?
“Obama could use a little less of FDR's affection for economic giantism and a little more of TR's zeal for trust-busting.”
March 1, 2009
Economic Policy
When the Gurus Flinched
“I am looking backward here not to point fingers but to argue for breaking the cycle of reactive mistakes.”
February 26, 2009
Confronting Iran
On Iran, an Apostle of Patience
“[Lee Hamilton] recommended a patient process of engagement that would be analogous to long-term diplomacy with the Soviet Union.”
February 22, 2009
Af-Pak War
A Three-Pronged Bet on AFPAK
“In the two-front war that Washington is now calling 'AFPAK,' there's more head-scratching going on than is immediately visible.”