If you want better behavior from bankers, then make their financial incentives more like those in the hedge-fund world - where managers have 'skin in the game,' and their net worth is tied to their long-term performance. David Ignatius bankerbehaviorfinancial share on social
The world has changed, the CIA is having to change, and again, the challenge for someone like me as a spy novelist is to write realistically about where they're actually going. David Ignatius challengechangecia Change image and share on social
Real security will come when it's a moneymaker for private companies who want to satisfy public demand for an Internet that isn't crawling with bugs. David Ignatius bugcompanycrawl Change image and share on social
Sometimes good countries are so traumatized by events that they lose their bearings and embrace bad leaders. David Ignatius badbearingcountry Change image and share on social
American politics, like most things, is a story of what statisticians describe as the reversion to the mean. David Ignatius americandescribepolitic Change image and share on social
As Obama prepares to begin the last year of his presidency, he stands in an unusual position on the national stage: He is the rationalist, a creature of intellect rather than emotion. David Ignatius begincreatureemotion Change image and share on social
Helping Wall Street regain confidence and stability was the last thing an angry public wanted in 2009 after the markets crashed. But without such support, markets can buckle and liquidity can disappear - often for decades, as has been the case in Japan. David Ignatius angrybucklecase share on social
Chinese experts noted that the U.S. economy has rebounded from the 2008 crash more strongly than some analysts here had expected, while China's own growth is slowing after several decades of rocket-ship acceleration. David Ignatius accelerationanalystchina share on social
Gen. David Petraeus, commander of U.S. troops in Iraq, Afghanistan and at Centcom, is probably the most decorated officer of his generation. David Ignatius afghanistancentcomcommander Change image and share on social
The European Union needs to reinvent its security system. It needs to break the stovepipes that prevent sharing information, enforcing borders and protecting citizens. David Ignatius borderbreakcitizen Change image and share on social
