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Iraqi forces advance towards the city of Kirkuk. (Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP)

The Kurdistan Quagmire Proves Newton’s Third Law

by David Ignatius | Oct 19, 2017 | Opinion

In this week’s crisis over Kirkuk, Iraqi Kurds are experiencing a painful version of Newton’s Third Law: In Middle East politics, as in physics, every action creates an equal and opposite reaction. The initial action was Kurdistan President Masoud Barzani’s decision...

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US President Donald Trump waits to speak during a memorial service at the Pentagon for the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Washington. AFP file photo

The New Strategy and Attempts to Contain Iran

by David Ignatius | Oct 16, 2017 | Opinion

Donald Trump is notorious in the business world for stiffing other companies when it’s time to pay the bill — offering partial settlement of what he owes and proposing to negotiate the rest. Trump did a version of that Friday when he announced he will stay in the Iran...

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. REUTERS/Caren Firouz/File Photo

The Nuclear Issue Isn’t the Real Iranian Challenge

by David Ignatius | Oct 9, 2017 | Opinion

Various cultures have different phrases for expressing the idea of having it both ways at once. “To take a swim and not get wet” is an Albanian proverb. Poles talk about “having the cookie and eating it.” Iranians want “both God and the sugar dates.” The Trump...

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President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

Trump Stands at the Edge of a Cliff with Kim Jong Un. Time to Start Dealing.

by David Ignatius | Oct 2, 2017 | Opinion

Top US officials have said repeatedly that America is seeking a diplomatic solution to the nuclear crisis with North Korea. But President Trump’s insulting comments toward North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appear to have made such a negotiated settlement more difficult....

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Members of the media raise their hands for questions. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)

Bring Back the Ombudsman

by David Ignatius | Sep 18, 2017 | Opinion

How can news organizations avoid the trap that President Trump has laid for them in his attacks on the media as a one-sided “opposition party” that caters to anti-Trump elites and purveys “fake news” to readers and viewers? Part of the answer is simply for journalists...