David Ignatius is a columnist for the Washington Post. His work is often syndicated in Foreign Policy.
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A Ukrainian soldier in camouflage holds a large, gray drone with a wingspan a little longer than he is tall, with yellow and blue markings on its wings. He's standing in a field of long, dry glass beneath a pale blue sky.
The tail of a ballistic missile sticks out of the vibrant green grass of a vineyard in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. It is wrapped in red tape with Hebrew writing.
A TV monitor above a soundboard shows a video feed of Trump standing at a podium bearing the U.S. presidential seal. Trump wears a business suit and a baseball cap that says "USA."
A man in a black jacket and beanie walks underneath a banner with an illustration displaying a transfer of the Iranian flag between the three supreme Leaders.
Shadows of honor guard service members are cast on a wall beside the Ukrainian trident during a funeral ceremony for unidentified soldiers at the National Military Memorial Cemetery near Kyiv.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Federal Aviation Administration head Bryan Bedford observe a Skydio X10 drone at the Transportation Department headquarters in Washington on Aug. 5, 2025.