
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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http://davidignatius.com 28-11-2011 19:01:49
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Itās ā¦David Ignatiusā© āPhantom Orbitā for real! via @NYTimes nytimes.com/interactive/20ā¦


Great graphic piece by The Washington Post colleagues. For a fictional look at space weapons, check out my new novel "Phantom Orbit," which even the author finds eerily close to the news. What would happen if Russia detonated a nuclear bomb in space? wapo.st/3zq2jXu



Very sad news about the death of Walter Shapiro this morning. He was a legend among political reporters, always on the campaign trail covering politics up close, never captive of any candidate or ideology. And always hilariously funny. Every interaction with him felt like a





The amazing Saad Mohseni has been a voice for freedom in Afghanistan for two decades. His new book is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the long, painful battle for a modern Afghanistan in which Iām convinced Saad and his friends will eventually triumph.



Great reporting by Katharine Houreld and Hafiz Haroun about the world's most under-reported tragedy. A State Department funded report says America's close ally the UAE is among the countries pumping weapons into this terrible war. wapo.st/3Ye5fiW

Hereās an example of innovative reporting provided every day by ā¦The Washington Postā© reporters, in photo analysis by ā¦susannah georgeā© and Jarrett Lay of damage Iran suffered in recent Israeli strikes. washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/ā¦

Sec. Blinken was told Monday that IDF leadership believes it has accomplished its mission of degrading Hezbollah. āThe IDF feels that now is the time to exit and go for a deal,ā agreed an Israeli insider. āWe can hopefully secure the deal in next 2 weeks.ā washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/ā¦

A deeply moving piece of reporting by the great Clarissa Ward from one of Assadās liberated prisons in Syria.

Worrying news from human-rights lawyer Jared Genser that Ruben Vardanyan has begun a hunger strike to protest his detention and trial in Baku, Azerbaijan. People who know Rubenās remarkable humanitarian work will share my concern for him.

Note this warning from human-rights lawyer Jared Genser about the sharply declining health of his client Ruben Vardanyan who is on a hunger strike to protest his trial in Baku. Ruben co-founded Dawn Humanitarian Initiative, whose motto āGratitude in actionā was never more

Listen to Dr. Tom Catena, a courageous Catholic relief doctor in South Sudan, explain why the Azerbaijani charges against his friend Ruben Vardanyan are ācompletely false and absurd.ā