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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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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

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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

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Painful news today that Martin Indyk has passed. He was an inspiring man who devoted much of his life to Israeli-Palestinian peace. He suffered decades of heart-breaking reversals but never stopped trying and believing. Rest in peace, my friend. washingtonpost.com/obituaries/202…

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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 I’m convinced Saad and his friends will eventually triumph.

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Superb examination by Garrett Epps of SCOTUS on the edge of a cliff as its next term approaches. The Chaos of the Supreme Court’s Last Term—and What May Be Coming This Time washingtonmonthly.com/2024/09/25/the…

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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

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Here’s an example of innovative reporting provided every day by ⁦The Washington Post⁩ reporters, in photo analysis by ⁦susannah george⁩ and Jarrett Lay of damage Iran suffered in recent Israeli strikes. washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/…

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

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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 Ruben’s remarkable humanitarian work will share my concern for him.

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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 ā€œGratitude in actionā€ was never more

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