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David R. Sands

David R. Sands

Raised in Northern Virginia, David R. Sands received an undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia and a master's degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. He worked as a reporter for several Washington-area business publications before joining The Washington Times.

At The Times, Mr. Sands has covered numerous beats, including international trade, banking, politics and Capitol Hill, and spent eight years on the foreign desk as senior diplomatic correspondent. He is currently the deputy editor for politics. In addition, he has reviewed books and written feature stories for the newspaper and authored The Times' weekly chess column since 1993. He is also senior writer for Washington GolfStyles, a monthly publication covering the Mid-Atlantic golf scene.

 

Articles by David R. Sands

This photo distributed by the North Korean government shows what it says is a test-fire of a Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), at an undisclosed location in North Korea on March 24, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP) **FILE**

South Korea says North lied about advanced missile test

North Korea did not successfully launch a next-generation intercontinental ballistic missile last week in a test that alarmed and angered the U.S. and its Asian allies, South Korean military officials said Tuesday. Published March 29, 2022

President Joe Biden delivers a speech about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at the Royal Castle, Saturday, March 26, 2022, in Warsaw. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden not getting much backup in call for Putin’s ouster

U.S. President Biden's impassioned demand that Russian President Vladimir Putin step down for starting the war in Ukraine -- the climax of an emotional address in Poland over the weekend -- is not getting much support from the allies Mr. Biden is trying to unify for Kyiv. Published March 27, 2022

Andriy Yermak, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, addresses the media during a press conference at the embassy of the Ukraine in Berlin, Germany, early Friday, Feb. 11, 2022. Foreign policy advisers from Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine, who met in Paris on Jan. 26 without scoring any visible progress, met for another round of talks in Berlin on Thursday. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) **FiLE**

Top Zelenskyy aide expresses frustration with NATO summit

A top adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday expressed frustration with the outcome of a series of meetings held by President Biden and other NATO leaders this week, saying many of the military requests Kyiv has been pleading for were not met. Published March 25, 2022

In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, South Korea's military launches Army Tactical Missile System or ATACMS, during a military exercise at an undisclosed location in South Korea, Thursday, March 24, 2022. North Korea test-fired possibly its biggest intercontinental ballistic missile toward the sea Thursday, according to its neighbors, raising the ante in a pressure campaign aimed at forcing the United States and other rivals to accept it as a nuclear power and remove crippling sanctions. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)

U.S. joins condemnation of major new North Korean missile test

The Biden administration joined Asian allies Thursday in swiftly condemning North Korea's latest missile test, an intercontinental ballistic missile that experts say may be the largest Pyongyang has tested this year. Published March 24, 2022

Soldiers walk on a path as smoke billows from the town of Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, March 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Biden, allies pressure Russia with new sanctions, deployment of NATO troops

President Biden arrived in Europe Wednesday for a series of high-level meetings on the war in Ukraine, with allies preparing to green-light a new round of sanctions on Russia and new deployments of NATO troops to Eastern European countries with a front-row seat to the fighting. Published March 23, 2022

A woman carried by Ukrainian soldiers crosses an improvised path while fleeing the town of Irpin, Ukraine, Sunday, March 6, 2022. In Irpin, near Kyiv, a sea of people on foot and even in wheelbarrows trudged over the remains of a destroyed bridge to cross a river and leave the city. (AP Photo/Oleksandr Ratushniak) **FILE**

U.S. officially declares Russian forces guilty of war crimes in Ukraine

The Biden administration Wednesday officially declared that Russia's invading forces in Ukraine are guilty of war crimes, escalating the standoff with the Kremlin and potentially making a diplomatic deal to end the monthlong war even harder to strike. Published March 23, 2022

Anand-Lautier after 19...Rd8.

India to host chess Olympiad after Russia’s bid is nixed

Russia's loss is India's gain. FIDE officials announced last week that the 44th Chess Olympiad, originally set for Moscow this summer, will now be held in the Indian city of Chennai. Russia lost the right to host the event as part of the backlash over its invasion of neighboring Ukraine last month. It will be the first Olympiad ever held in India. Published March 22, 2022

Ivkov-Portisch after 27...Nxf5.

Sevian, Nyzhnyk share top honors at revived St. Louis chess tournament series

In a welcome return after two years of shutdowns and two weeks of depressing headlines, the St. Louis Chess Club revived its much-missed invitational Classic Chess series this month, with American GM Sam Sevian and Ukrainian GM Illya Nyzhnyk sharing top honors in the 10-player St. Louis Spring Classic A Tournament. Published March 15, 2022

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell speaks during a press statement at EU headquarters in Brussels, Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022. Borrell said Friday, March 11, 2022, that “a pause” was needed in ongoing talks over Iran's tattered nuclear deal with world powers, blaming “external factors” for the delay. (Stephanie Lecocq, Pool Photo via AP, File)

Iran nuclear deal on hold over last-minute snags

The European Union's foreign policy chief Friday requested a "pause" in multilateral talks on reviving the nuclear deal with Iran, apparently after a last-minute Russian gambit threatened to torpedo the nearly completed pact. Published March 11, 2022

A tunnel inside the Red Hill Underground Fuel Storage Facility is seen in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on Jan. 26, 2018. (U.S. Navy via AP, File)

Pentagon to shutter fuel facility that leaked into Pearl Harbor tap water

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the permanent closure of the Navy's Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Hawaii, the final chapter in an embarrassing saga for the Pentagon after leaks from the massive facility contaminated Pearl Harbor's tap water. Published March 7, 2022