David Ignatius

Trinity Audioplayer ready... President Donald Trump isn’t crazy to want a greater U.S. role in Greenland for national security reasons — and he probably could have negotiated a quick deal to expand U.S. military access and investment there with Denmark, w... See more

Trump’s Greenland Fixation Curdles Into a Crisis Could the president really be so reckless that he would risk undoing America’s strongest alliance? President Donald Trump isn’t crazy to want a greater U.S. role in Greenland for national security reasons—a... See more

Trump Might Have His Hubris Checked in Venezuela The president has launched a violent process of change that he can’t fully control. Nothing is more intense for a president than using America’s awesome military capabilities. You could hear the exhilaratio... See more

A Ukraine Peace Deal Could Be Getting Closer Here’s what Trump can do to get there. Here’s a simple description of what peace should look like in Ukraine: a sovereign nation, its borders protected by international security guarantees, that is part of the ... See more

For decades, West Point cadets have been assigned to read Michael Walzer’s book “Just and Unjust Wars” as a primer on what the military academy describes as “the ethical and moral dimensions of warfare.” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth didn’t attend West P... See more