It's a genuine dilemma for governments, deciding how much information to share in this threat-filled era. David Ignatius decidedilemmaera Change image and share on social
Intelligence services exist to do things that are illegal abroad. They exist to tell lies. David Ignatius abroadexistillegal Change image and share on social
I've tried, in 'Bloodmoney,' to tell a story that gets at the crazy relationship between the ISI and the CIA, these absolutely fascinating, often mutually destructive two scorpions in a bottle kind of relationship that they have. David Ignatius absolutelybloodmoneybottle share on social
This is a universal human dream - that brains, not brawn, will rule - and the fact that America has the world's finest institutions of higher education may be our greatest single national asset. David Ignatius americaassetbrain Change image and share on social
Europeans don't like to talk about intelligence, and they often pretend their countries don't spy. David Ignatius countryeuropeanintelligence Change image and share on social
Yes, Europe needs to be more welcoming, but that's only half of it. Muslims need to embrace the obligations of European residence and citizenship. David Ignatius citizenshipembraceeurope Change image and share on social
In a chaotic world, U.S. diplomats will probably have even less contact with the people they need to reach. David Ignatius chaoticcontactdiplomat Change image and share on social
Journalists couldn't do their jobs overseas without taking risks, and the same is true for diplomats and intelligence officers. David Ignatius diplomatintelligencejob Change image and share on social
The surest way to empower the new terrorist gangs would be to withdraw from U.S. diplomatic missions. David Ignatius diplomaticempowergang Change image and share on social
I'm as prone to 'declinism' as the next over-mortgaged middle-aged guy. David Ignatius agedeclinismguy Change image and share on social