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With Iran’s guard down, the U.S. and Israel face an urgent choice

14.12.2024 20

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Syrian rebels had help from Ukraine in humiliating Russia

11.12.2024 90

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After Assad, much promise — and risk and uncertainty

09.12.2024 20

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What Trump sees in Kash Patel: Avid loyalty and a kindred spirit

07.12.2024 40

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In Syria, shocking rebel surge derails a diplomatic gambit

03.12.2024 8

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The Regressivists come to Washington

As Theodore Roosevelt was launching his crusade to reform a stagnant government and corrupt business elite in the 1890s, he made it a test of national...

30.11.2024 100

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In a season of war in the Middle East, diplomacy finally gets a win

After months of frustrating Middle East peace negotiations, the Biden administration has brokered a cease-fire in Lebanon that will give that...

27.11.2024 40

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Europe comes to terms with the Trump restoration

PARIS — When I traveled to France and Germany this week, I expected to find Europeans aghast at President-elect Donald Trump’s decisive victory....

23.11.2024 60

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Trump’s national security wrecking crew

American voters gave Donald Trump a solid win on Election Day. But they didn’t give him a wrecking ball to destroy the country’s military and...

15.11.2024 100

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If Israel doesn’t help Gaza’s civilians, Biden has to stop supplying weapons

When President Joe Biden thinks about unfinished legacy issues, I hope he will put taking decisive action to help the war-ravaged civilian population...

12.11.2024 60

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The right way for Trump to play peacemaker

08.11.2024 20

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Antony Blinken’s play to ease three Mideast wars at once

Amid the roar of the 2024 presidential campaign, the United States and Israel are making significant progress toward stabilizing three dangerous wars...

06.11.2024 20

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My hope for Lebanon

BEIRUT — A company of Lebanese soldiers assigned to maintain order in this anxious wartime capital is gathered at its headquarters 100 yards from...

03.11.2024 50

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Trump to Putin: What’s a little covert war among friends?

25.10.2024 100

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Ukraine’s defense minister outlines Kyiv’s ‘victory plan’

As Ukraine anxiously awaits the approaching U.S. presidential election, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov explained in a wide-ranging interview how his...

21.10.2024 50

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Yahya Sinwar’s death ushers in an uncertain ‘day after’ for Gaza

When the first reports emerged Thursday that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was dead, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant posted a verse from Leviticus...

19.10.2024 30

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What Hamas hoped would happen after Oct. 7

16.10.2024 60

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Will wider war in the Middle East make America weaker?

One year after Oct. 7, 2023, violence is spreading across the Middle East. On the latest episode of “Impromptu,” columnists David Ignatius and...

11.10.2024 8

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Trump courts disaster by underestimating Iranian death threats

Donald Trump has a flair for the dramatic, especially in the heat of a political campaign. But the former president faces what U.S. officials say is...

05.10.2024 80

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What Oct. 7 didn’t change

When Hamas terrorists burst through the Gaza fence at 7:43 a.m. on Oct. 7, 2023, they turned the Middle East upside down. The vaunted Israeli military...

05.10.2024 20

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The U.S. has an opportunity to help rebuild Lebanese sovereignty

04.10.2024 40

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Israel’s Oct. 7 counterpunch

02.10.2024 10

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Don’t underestimate the risks of escalation over Ukraine

30.09.2024 40

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Hasan Nasrallah chose his own fate

Hasan Nasrallah wanted to live and die as a fighter, and he got his wish Friday, when Israeli bombs pulverized his underground lair in Beirut....

29.09.2024 10

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Sadness and dread as the next Lebanon war looms

“We’ve seen this movie before.” People often say that about wars in the Middle East, but it isn’t true. Each one is a unique catastrophe, with...

24.09.2024 60

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The ominous implications of the pager attack against Hezbollah

18.09.2024 100

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Ukraine is bleeding out. It cannot fight forever.

16.09.2024 60

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These people have seen Harris in the Situation Room. Here’s what they have to say.

Would Kamala Harris make a good president and commander in chief? The vice president certainly strengthened her case with a deft performance in...

13.09.2024 200

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Why the U.S. is opting against a ‘Manhattan Project for AI’

The Biden administration is preparing a formal “national security memorandum” on artificial intelligence that will explore ways for the United...

06.09.2024 6

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Tomorrow’s Army is here. Can it get past yesterday’s bureaucracy?  

FORT JOHNSON, La. — It’s a hot, sweaty afternoon at an Army training base in the lowlands of Louisiana, and Col. James Stultz, his face smeared...

04.09.2024 30

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How Rep. Mike Gallagher, a rising GOP star, was driven out of politics

Why did Rep. Mike Gallagher, a rising Republican star from Wisconsin with friends on both sides of the aisle, decide to leave Congress this past...

28.08.2024 100

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Is there any chance for success in Gaza negotiations? I’m answered your questions.

More chats from David Ignatius HAND CURATED Opinion | Chat with David Ignatius about the war in Ukraine and foreign affairs ...

27.08.2024 10

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Hezbollah’s escalation has not derailed the Gaza talks

26.08.2024 30

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An eerie quiet as Biden races to silence the guns in Gaza

22.08.2024 60

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Israel is not the only target of Iranian assassination threats

Tehran has been plotting a violent retaliation campaign against the United States for years. Iranians follow a truck carrying the coffins of...

14.08.2024 20

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The U.S. urges restraint in the Mideast, but girds for a possible fight

13.08.2024 20

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Will Putin use nukes this time? I’m answering your questions.

12.08.2024 30

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Biden scrambles to defuse the ticking Iran-Israel time bomb

08.08.2024 30

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The mediators struggle to keep a lid on a blood feud

The assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh is another blow to the delicate work of U.S. negotiators trying to end the Israel-Gaza war. ...

01.08.2024 20

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Will Netanyahu ever agree to a two-state solution? I’m answering your questions.

David's live chat with readers starts at 12 p.m. ET on Monday. Submit your questions now. By David Ignatius July 29, 2024 at...

29.07.2024 10

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The UAE tries to pull off an ‘Abraham Redux’ in Gaza

Despite cautious optimism of a lasting ‘day after’ framework, the hardest roadblocks to peace remain. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...

24.07.2024 30

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For Joe Biden, who never gave up

In a political career of more than half a century, he never stopped looking for one more hand to shake. President Biden shakes hands with...

21.07.2024 8

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Does Trump deserve a clean shave?

At his core, the former president appears to remain unchanged. Former president Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention on...

19.07.2024 10

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What’s holding up a Gaza cease-fire?

The remaining differences may seem small, but they involve core issues of future governance in the enclave. Children walk through rubble from...

17.07.2024 30

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Aren’t we just emboldening Putin? I’m answering your questions.

David's live chat with readers starts at 12 p.m. ET on Monday. Submit your questions now. Share Add to your saved stories ...

15.07.2024 20

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A Gaza cease-fire agreement appears within reach

U.S. officials say the framework of a three-stage deal is down to implementation details. Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the...

11.07.2024 90

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NATO, the 75-year triumph whose future is always cloudy

Concern about the alliance’s durability might as well be written into its mission statement. President Biden speaks on the final day of the...

09.07.2024 10

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As Biden slips toward the edge, NATO holds its collective breath

Our adversaries are quiet for now, even as our politics get more chaotic. Flags atop the White House flap in the breeze on Thursday evening....

05.07.2024 40

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Why Biden didn’t accept the truth that was there for all to see

If he has the strength and wisdom to step aside, the Democrats will have two months to choose another candidate. Former president Donald Trump...

29.06.2024 200

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