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Science

The Russian Space Program Is Falling Back to Earth

Marina Koren

October 14, 2022

The International Space Station’s U.S. segment and portions of the Russian segment, captured from the perspective of SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endeavour capsule

Ideas

Biden’s Loose Lips Make the Nuclear Threat Worse

Kori Schake

October 13, 2022

An illustration featuring an image of Joe Biden and a nuclear symbol

Ideas

Russia Just Showed Why It’s Floundering in Ukraine

Phillips Payson O’Brien

October 12, 2022

From left to right: a fire on the Kerch bridge from Crimea to Russia; a Kyiv power station struck by a Russian missile.

Ideas

The War That Russia Already Lost

Veronika Melkozerova

October 10, 2022

A crowd waving Ukrainian flags in front of sunset sky.

Ideas

Putin’s Regime Faces the Fate of His Kerch Strait Bridge

Eliot A. Cohen

October 9, 2022

Black smoke billows from a train on a bridge.

Books

Why Putin Made Peace With the Soviets’ Archenemies

Adam Hochschild

November 2022 Issue

Ideas

Russia’s Nuclear Bluster Is a Sign of Panic

Eliot A. Cohen

October 4, 2022

Ideas

We Must Reject Russia’s Nuclear Blackmail

Andriy Yermak

September 30, 2022

Illustration showing fist up in front of circular shape with colors of Russian flag

Ideas

Putin’s Newest Annexation Is Dire for Russia Too

Anne Applebaum

September 30, 2022

The Atlantic Daily

Russia’s Nuclear Threats Are All Putin Has Left

Tom Nichols

September 27, 2022

Ideas

Putin Is Cornered

Eliot A. Cohen

September 20, 2022

An illustration featuring Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin

Ideas

Ukrainian Success Will Not Be Catastrophic

Kori Schake

September 17, 2022

Balakliia residents riding bikes in front of a tank

Up for Debate

Who Knows What Putin Will Do Next?

Conor Friedersdorf

September 14, 2022

Ideas

It’s Time to Prepare for a Ukrainian Victory

Anne Applebaum

September 11, 2022

Ukrainian flag waving in the liberated town of Balakliya

Up for Debate

The Uncertain Forecast for Europe’s Energy Crisis

Conor Friedersdorf

September 7, 2022

The Atlantic Daily

A Murder in Russia

Tom Nichols

August 22, 2022

View of Moscow and one of seven Stalinist skyscrapers

Ideas

To Putin, Brittney Griner Is a Pawn. To the U.S., She’s a Person.

Tom Nichols

August 4, 2022

Ideas

What Putin’s Treatment of Jews Reveals About Russia

Gal Beckerman

July 26, 2022

A man sits alone in a ruined synagogue in Russia.

Ideas

Putin’s Big Chill in Europe

David Frum

July 26, 2022

An illustration of a Soviet-style worker turning off a giant spigot

Ideas

Don’t Blame Dostoyevsky

Mikhail Shishkin

July 24, 2022

An illustration showing the greats of Russian literature: Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, Pushkin.

Ideas

The Torment of Odesa

Graeme Wood

July 23, 2022

People observe a cloud of smoke from a fire in the background after a missile strike

Ideas

Russia’s Hunger War

David Patrikarakos

July 20, 2022

An illustration of a fist grasping a sheaf of wheat on fire, in the colors of a Russian flag

Newsletters

Jordan Peterson Is Terribly Wrong About Russia, and the West

David French

July 15, 2022

Smoke rises from a damaged building following a Russian airstrike in the city of Vinnytsia

Ideas

The Hate I Feel

Veronika Melkozerova

July 12, 2022

A man sits on a Russian missile displayed for Ukrainians in central Kyiv.

Newsletters

Is Russia Punishing Its Jews?

Yair Rosenberg

July 7, 2022

Passengers disembark from an airplane carrying Jewish immigrants fleeing the war in Ukraine, upon their arrival in Israel.

Ideas

Let’s Use Chicago Rules to Beat Russia

Eliot A. Cohen

July 6, 2022

Russia's Invasion of Ukraine

Ukraine Has Exposed Russia as a Not-So-Great Power

Phillips Payson O’Brien

July 1, 2022

A Russian T-72 tank test-fires with a Russian flag atop it.

The Atlantic Daily

Today: January 6 Chaos, Russia’s War Against Civilians

Tom Nichols

June 28, 2022

Charred goods in a grocery store of the destroyed Amstor mall in Kremenchuk, one day after it was hit by a Russian missile strike according to Ukrainian authorities

Ideas

What a 1904 War Can Teach Vladimir Putin

David Gioe

June 23, 2022

An illustration of a long line of men on horses and men on foot dragging supplies

Ideas

Russia Has a Plan for Ukraine. It Looks Like Chechnya.

Neil Hauer

June 19, 2022

Russia's Invasion of Ukraine

Where Russia’s Declinist Rage Isn’t Enough

Tom McTague

June 18, 2022

A photograph of a Lenin monument in the village of Kadj Sai in Kyrgyzstan

Newsletters

What Does Russia Want?

Tom Nichols

June 9, 2022

Russians at Victory Day parade holding Z flags

Up for Debate

The Potential of a ‘Hot War’ Between the U.S. and Russia

Conor Friedersdorf

June 1, 2022

Joe Biden in front of microphone in black and white

Ideas

Western Support for Ukraine Has Peaked

Andrew Exum

June 1, 2022

A Ukrainian soldier stands on the wreckage of a Russian tank

Ideas

Decolonize Russia

Casey Michel

May 27, 2022

An illustration of a Russian tsar with a red 'X' spray-painted across his face

Sections

The Print Edition

The Russian Empire Must Die

The Russian Space Program Is Falling Back to Earth

Biden’s Loose Lips Make the Nuclear Threat Worse

Russia Just Showed Why It’s Floundering in Ukraine

The War That Russia Already Lost

Putin’s Regime Faces the Fate of His Kerch Strait Bridge

Why Putin Made Peace With the Soviets’ Archenemies

Russia’s Nuclear Bluster Is a Sign of Panic

We Must Reject Russia’s Nuclear Blackmail

Putin’s Newest Annexation Is Dire for Russia Too

Russia’s Nuclear Threats Are All Putin Has Left

Putin Is Cornered

Ukrainian Success Will Not Be Catastrophic

Who Knows What Putin Will Do Next?

It’s Time to Prepare for a Ukrainian Victory

The Uncertain Forecast for Europe’s Energy Crisis

A Murder in Russia

To Putin, Brittney Griner Is a Pawn. To the U.S., She’s a Person.

What Putin’s Treatment of Jews Reveals About Russia

Putin’s Big Chill in Europe

Don’t Blame Dostoyevsky

The Torment of Odesa

Russia’s Hunger War

Jordan Peterson Is Terribly Wrong About Russia, and the West

The Hate I Feel

Is Russia Punishing Its Jews?

Let’s Use Chicago Rules to Beat Russia

Ukraine Has Exposed Russia as a Not-So-Great Power

Today: January 6 Chaos, Russia’s War Against Civilians

What a 1904 War Can Teach Vladimir Putin

Russia Has a Plan for Ukraine. It Looks Like Chechnya.

Where Russia’s Declinist Rage Isn’t Enough

What Does Russia Want?

The Potential of a ‘Hot War’ Between the U.S. and Russia

Western Support for Ukraine Has Peaked

Decolonize Russia