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President Trump walks towards the Oval Office. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Trump is his Administration’s Own Worst Enemy on Foreign Policy

by David Ignatius | Jan 30, 2017 | Opinion

President Trump’s slash-and-burn actions in his first week have been dramatic, but dangerously lacking in a consensus of support, even within his own administration. The risks were evident in the collapse of a planned meeting with Mexico’s president and in Trump’s...

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Israeli settlements. (AFP Photo/Ahmad Gharabli)

What Does Israel Want from America?

by David Ignatius | Jan 28, 2017 | Opinion

President Trump’s embrace of Israel poses an unlikely dilemma for leaders of the Jewish state: They have to decide what they want from America, and on that question, there’s sharp disagreement. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu moved to seize the Trump moment Tuesday...

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Donald Trump and Russian President Vladi­mir Putin. (Don Emmert and Natalia Kolesnikova/Agence France-Presse via Getty Images)

The Released Report on Russian Meddling Isn’t Enough

by David Ignatius | Jan 14, 2017 | Opinion

The intelligence community’s allegation that Russia intervened covertly in the 2016 election describes a significant assault on our democracy. The country needs to know more: The charge needs to be followed up with an independent investigation that continues after...

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Incoming White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus (R) and U.S. Army Lieutenant General Michael Flynn (C) look at U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as he talks with the media at Mar-a-Lago estate where Trump attends meetings, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 21, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Trump Seems to Keep Siding with Russia, but What Does That Get Him?

by David Ignatius | Jan 10, 2017 | Opinion

Watching National Intelligence Director James R. Clapper Jr., a gruff, 50-year veteran of the spy world, answer congressional questions Thursday, you couldn’t help wondering whether perhaps this time President-elect Donald Trump has met his match. To recall a quip...

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Donald Trump. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Is America at its Greatest what Trump has in Mind?

by David Ignatius | Jan 2, 2017 | Opinion

For America, 2016 was a dark year. The country was still at war. Our election was a brutal grudge match that left us more polarized than ever. Our closest allies were rocked by terrorism and turmoil. Adversaries toyed with our politics. Even the basic facts about life...