Strong Warnings on Ukraine, Israel and...Space. with The Washington Post's David Ignatius
The Bill Press Pod
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4.7 • 601 Ratings
🗓️ 14 May 2024
⏱️ 39 minutes
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In this episode, Bill interviews David Ignatius, Foreign Policy Columnist for the Washington Post and author of the new novel, "Phantom Orbit." They discuss the current state of the world, focusing on the challenges facing the United States in foreign policy. Ignatius shares his recent experiences in Ukraine and Gaza. The conversation concludes with a discussion of Ignatius' his new novel, "Phantom Orbit” which is centered in the world of satellites and their role in modern warfare and the competition between the United States, China, and Russia for control of space. Ignatius explains the importance of space in military operations and the need for a dedicated Space Force. And says we are behind in today's space race. You can purchase your copy here .
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| 1:06.6 | Hello, good friends. Good to see you again in person. Yes, I'm back for my six week in Europe, |
| 1:13.1 | five weeks of which I spent trying to master Italian with some progress, but still I've got to tell you a long way to go. |
| 1:21.0 | And on this first day back with you, I'm delighted to welcome back to the podcast, a good friend, a great writer, and a brilliant |
| 1:28.6 | commentator, David Ignatius. David, of course, is a legendary journalist, first at the Washington |
| 1:35.1 | Monthly, then the Wall Street Journal, before moving to the Washington Post, where he's now |
| 1:40.3 | associate editor and columnist, focused on foreign policy, especially the Middle |
| 1:45.8 | East. |
| 1:47.0 | But David's also a leading novelist who's just published his latest novel, Phantom Orbit, |
| 1:53.7 | number 12 in a great series of international spy suspense thrillers that I love to read. You may remember Body of Lies, the 2008 movie based |
| 2:05.1 | on his novel Body of Lies, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crow. |
| 2:13.3 | Yep, that makes David Ignatius probably as close as we can come today to a Renaissance man. |
| 2:20.3 | David Ignatius, it's so good to reconnect with you. |
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