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David Ignatius

PostGlobal co-moderator David Ignatius is a Washington Post columnist with a wide-ranging career in journalism, having served at various times as a reporter, foreign correspondent and editor. He has also written widely for magazines and published six novels. Ignatius’s twice-weekly column on global politics, economics and international affairs debuted on The Washington Post op-ed page in January 1999, and has been syndicated worldwide by The Washington Post Writers Group. The column won the 2000 Gerald Loeb Award for Commentary and a 2004 Edward Weintal Prize. From September 2000 to January 2003, Ignatius served as executive editor of the Paris-based International Herald Tribune. Prior to becoming a columnist, Ignatius was the Post´s assistant managing editor in charge of business news, a position he assumed in 1993. He served as the Post´s foreign editor from 1990 to 1992, supervising the paper´s Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. From 1986 to 1990, he was editor of the Post´s Sunday Outlook section. Close.

David Ignatius

PostGlobal co-moderator David Ignatius is a Washington Post columnist with a wide-ranging career in journalism, having served at various times as a reporter, foreign correspondent and editor. He has also written widely for magazines and published six novels more »

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March 4, 2009 5:00 PM

David Ignatius March 4th 2:33pm

Even Warren Buffett -- America's icon of smart, careful investing - couldn't resist risky derivatives. Who could?

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March 6, 2009 10:45 AM

David Ignatius March 6th 10:17am

Of inverse laws, hedge funds, and the perplexing question of a strong dollar in a weak economy.

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March 10, 2009 11:56 AM

David Ignatius: March 10th 10:41am

Global protectionism made the Great Depression longer and more painful - and we're starting to see it rear its ugly head again now. What can we do to head this off?

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March 13, 2009 1:44 PM

David Ignatius March 12th 11:49pm

Listening to businesspeople at a meeting in Houston today, I was struck by how hard the crisis has hit here - and by one man's musings on whether al-Qaeda members are smiling at our economic woes.

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March 25, 2009 2:00 PM

Anger Over Bonuses Won't Go Away: David Ignatius March 25th 8:20 am

Anger over executive pay and bonuses could poison labor relations for years, Ignatius argues in today's video. Is he right? How else do you expect the recession to change the long term business landscape? Please post your comments below.

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